1996 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Eve 1996
Typhoon Eve reached southern Japan in July 1996 after a short, intense phase over the western Pacific. It weakened over mountainous terrain, then regained tropical-storm strength east of the country.
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161 mph
Jul 16, 1996 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
A rapid rise in strength
Eve developed over the open western Pacific and moved west-northwest. It became a tropical storm on July 14 and a typhoon the following day. The archive records maximum one-minute winds of 140 kt on July 16, equivalent to Category 5, and a minimum central pressure of 940 hPa.
Changes in the eyewall interrupted Eve's strongest phase before it reached southern Japan on July 18. The typhoon weakened over the mountains and turned east across the islands. Its archived overland positions reflect a weaker storm than the Category 5 system observed offshore two days earlier.
Across Japan and back to sea
The saved season account reports nine injuries and no deaths in Japan. After leaving the islands, Eve regained tropical-storm strength over the ocean and continued northeast. The archive follows the system through July 27, several days beyond the end of its tropical phase.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Eve in brief
What was Typhoon Eve's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Jul 16, 1996, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Eve?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Jul 15, 1996, 09:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Eve's lowest pressure?
940 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Jul 16, 1996, 03:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Eve occur?
The archived track runs from Jul 10, 1996, 06:00 AM UTC to Jul 27, 1996, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Jul 13, 1996, 06:00 AM UTC to Jul 24, 1996, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Eve form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 1996 season. Its first archived position is 19.3°N, 151.5°E on Jul 10, 1996, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Typhoon Eve make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 4 recorded positions; the strongest is 90 mph on Jul 18, 1996, 09:00 AM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology