1980 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Wynne 1980
Typhoon Wynne intensified explosively over the Philippine Sea in October 1980. Its pressure fell by about 85 hPa in a day before the storm curved north and northeast toward the waters near Japan.
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173 mph
Oct 9, 1980 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Explosive deepening over the Philippine Sea
Wynne's early track crossed the Caroline Islands region before turning northwest past Guam. Its strength fluctuated during the first several days. On 8 and 9 October, the storm underwent rapid deepening from a modest typhoon into the season's strongest cyclone.
The archive records a minimum central pressure of 890 hPa and peak one-minute winds of 150 kt on 9 October. Wynne continued west-northwest after its peak, then turned north east of Taiwan as its winds gradually declined.
A northeastward passage near Japan
Wynne curved northeast through the waters south of Japan and accelerated eastward. No archived center position lies over land, although the season account reports power outages in Japan and ten deaths associated with the storm.
The tropical stage ended late on 14 October. The archive continues into 15 October as the circulation moved away from Japan over the Pacific.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Areas affected | Japan |
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Facts from Wikidata.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Wynne in brief
What was Typhoon Wynne's highest wind speed?
173 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 9, 1980, 06:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Wynne?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 9, 1980, 06:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Wynne's lowest pressure?
890 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 9, 1980, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Wynne occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 2, 1980, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 15, 1980, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 2, 1980, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 14, 1980, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Wynne form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 1980 season. Its first archived position is 9.4°N, 156.5°E on Oct 2, 1980, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Wynne make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Wynne's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
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