Typhoon Wanda (1956)

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Typhoon Wanda

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Formed	July 25, 1956
Dissipated	August 5, 1956
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 295 km/h (185 mph)
Lowest pressure	915 hPa (mbar); 27.02 inHg
Fatalities	4,935 total
Areas affected	Taiwan and China
Part of the 1956 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Wanda was one of the deadliest typhoons to impact China, and was the strongest typhoon to impact Zhejiang since Typhoon Nina (1953).

Meteorological history[]

Wanda track

A tropical depression developed southwest of Guam on July 25. It moved north-northeastward, passing east of the Northern Marianas. On July 27, it intensified into a tropical storm and was designated Wanda. On the same day, the storm turned more westward, steered by the subtropical ridge to the north. Low wind shear and warm waters allowed Wanda to intensify steadily, developing into an intense typhoon while . On July 30, reconnaissance aircraft recorded a minimum pressure of 902 mbar (26.6 inHg), and the peak winds were estimated at 295 km/h (185 mph). After passing through the Miyako Islands, Wanda weakened slightly and traversed the East China Sea. On August 1, the typhoon made landfall in eastern China near Zhoushan, Zhejiang, producing a pressure of 923 mbar (27.3 inHg); this was the lowest pressure recorded in China from a tropical cyclone. Wanda slowly weakened while progressing through China, dissipating on August 5.^[1][2]

Impact[]

Taipei on Taiwan recorded 297.3 mm (11.70 in) of rainfall over three days while the typhoon would pass to the north. Along the coast of Zhejiang, Wanda produced a 5.02 m (16.5 ft) storm surge that destroyed 465 seawalls and 902 boats. The storm also flooded crop fields, destroying 20,380 tons of wheat. Across Zhejiang, 2.2 million houses and 38.5% of the main roads were damaged during the storm. Nationwide, Wanda killed 4,935 people and injured 16,617 others.^[2]

Effects of Typhoon Wanda

Damage caused by Wanda

Damage caused by Wanda

Certain air force personnel cary relief supplies onto a plane after the typhoon

Seawall being repaired after the typhoon

Xiangshan Newsletter when Wanda made landfall

See also[]

other tropical cyclones of the same name

References[]

External links[]

• Digital Typhoon : Typhoon 195606 (WANDA) – National Institute of Informatics

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