1969 Pacific typhoon season

The 1969 Pacific typhoon season was the fourth least-active season on record. The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1969 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names

Systems
34 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 23 became tropical storms. 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

Typhoon Viola (Elang)
Large Super Typhoon Viola, which formed on July 22 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon with winds of 150 mph on the 26th. It continued to the northwest, and weakened due to lack of inflow. Viola hit southeastern China as a minimal typhoon on the 28th, and dissipated the next day. The typhoon caused more than 1000 deaths in and around Shantou, Guangdong, China, where it made the landfall.

Typhoon Elsie (Narsing)
On September 19, Tropical Depression 14W formed over the open Western Pacific. It tracked almost due westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 20th and a typhoon on the 21st. Elsie continued to intensify, and reached a peak of 175 mph winds on the 24th. After peaking, the typhoon steadily weakened as it moved westward. On the 26th 105 mph Typhoon Elsie hit northern Taiwan, and a day later hit eastern China. After drifting northward, Elsie dissipated over China on September 28. The typhoon killed 102 people, with 24 missing and 227 injured from the system.

Typhoon Flossie (Openg)
Just days after Elsie hit Taiwan, Tropical Storm Flossie approached Taiwan. From October 1 to the 5th, it drifted northward offshore of the island. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 10th east of Japan. Flossie's heavy rains left 75 people dead.

International
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1969 was named Phyllis and the final one was named Marie.

Philippines
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1973 season. This is the same list used for the 1965 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in.

Season effects
This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1969. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, missing persons (in parentheses), and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, however due to lack of information around this time sustained winds were recorded by the JTWC. All damage figures will be in 1969 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low.


 * Phyllis || January 16–24 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|155 km/h || bgcolor=#|965 hPa || Micronesia || None || None ||
 * TD || February 22–23 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * Rita || March 6–9 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|995 hPa || Micronesia || None || None ||
 * Susan (Atring) || April 15–26 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || Caroline Islands, Philippines || Unknown || Unknown ||
 * Bining || May 3–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|45 km/h || bgcolor=#|Not specified || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || May 9–10 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Tess (Kuring) || July 6–12 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|130 km/h || bgcolor=#|970 hPa || Philippines, Vietnam || Unknown || Unknown ||
 * TD || July 10–17 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Caroline Islands, Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || July 11–12 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || July 13–15 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || July 14–18 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Philippines, Vietnam || None || None ||
 * TD || July 15 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Vietnam || None || None ||
 * TD || July 16 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1009 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Viola (Elang) || July 20–30 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|240 km/h || bgcolor=#|900 hPa || Philippines, Taiwan, China || Unknown || > ||
 * Daling || July 21–25 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|1000 hPa || South China || None || None ||
 * Winnie (Goring) || July 26 – August 2 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|95 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || July 26–29 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || July 28–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Alice || August 1–5 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|85 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || Japan || None || None ||
 * TD || August 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1000 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Betty (Huling) || August 4–10 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|140 km/h || bgcolor=#|960 hPa || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China || Unknown || Unknown ||
 * TD || August 4–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1000 hPa || Taiwan || None || None ||
 * Cora (Ibiang) || August 12–23 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|155 km/h || bgcolor=#|935 hPa || Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan || Unknown || Unknown ||
 * Doris || August 29 – September 3 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|120 km/h || bgcolor=#|975 hPa || Vietnam, Laos || Unknown || Unknown ||
 * TD || August 29 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || September 2–3 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || September 3–6 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * Luming || September 3–8 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * 12W || September 4–10 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|998 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || September 7–11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|998 hPa || Ryukyu Islands || None || None ||
 * 11W || September 8–15 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|992 hPa || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None ||
 * 13W (Miling) || September 9–14 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None ||
 * TD || September 13–18 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Elsie (Narsing) || September 16–28 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|280 km/h || bgcolor=#|895 hPa || Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China || Unknown || ||
 * TD || September 16–20 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Vietnam || None || None ||
 * TD || September 18–20 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1000 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || September 20–23 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || September 23–26 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Flossie (Openg) || September 27 – October 9 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|110 km/h || bgcolor=#|960 hPa || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || Unknown || ||
 * Grace || September 28 – October 8 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|175 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * 17W || September 30 – October 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || October 3–10 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 3–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 4–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * Helen || October 5–13 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|930 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || October 7–11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Ida || October 14–24 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|215 km/h || bgcolor=#|915 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || October 16–17 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 25–28 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * June (Pining) || October 26 – November 5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 31 – November 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * Kathy (Rubing) || November 2–5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|205 km/h || bgcolor=#|925 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 13–14 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 19–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || November 21–27 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Lorna (Saling) || November 23–30 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|95 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || December 1–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Marie || December 18–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * 11W || September 8–15 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|992 hPa || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None ||
 * 13W (Miling) || September 9–14 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None ||
 * TD || September 13–18 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Elsie (Narsing) || September 16–28 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|280 km/h || bgcolor=#|895 hPa || Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China || Unknown || ||
 * TD || September 16–20 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Vietnam || None || None ||
 * TD || September 18–20 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1000 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || September 20–23 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || September 23–26 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Flossie (Openg) || September 27 – October 9 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|110 km/h || bgcolor=#|960 hPa || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || Unknown || ||
 * Grace || September 28 – October 8 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|175 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * 17W || September 30 – October 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|55 km/h || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || October 3–10 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 3–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 4–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * Helen || October 5–13 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|930 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || October 7–11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Ida || October 14–24 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|215 km/h || bgcolor=#|915 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || October 16–17 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 25–28 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * June (Pining) || October 26 – November 5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 31 – November 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * Kathy (Rubing) || November 2–5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|205 km/h || bgcolor=#|925 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 13–14 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 19–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || November 21–27 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Lorna (Saling) || November 23–30 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|95 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || December 1–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Marie || December 18–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * Ida || October 14–24 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|215 km/h || bgcolor=#|915 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || October 16–17 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 25–28 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * June (Pining) || October 26 – November 5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|195 km/h || bgcolor=#|940 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || October 31 – November 1 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1004 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * Kathy (Rubing) || November 2–5 || bgcolor=#|Typhoon || bgcolor=#|205 km/h || bgcolor=#|925 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 13–14 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Caroline Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || November 19–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || November 21–27 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Lorna (Saling) || November 23–30 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|95 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || December 1–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Marie || December 18–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * TD || November 19–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || November 21–27 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1002 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Lorna (Saling) || November 23–30 || bgcolor=#|Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#|95 km/h || bgcolor=#|985 hPa || Philippines || None || None ||
 * TD || December 1–5 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Marie || December 18–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * TD || December 11 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1006 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * Marie || December 18–21 || bgcolor=#|Tropical storm || bgcolor=#|75 km/h || bgcolor=#|996 hPa || Mariana Islands || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * TD || December 23–24 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1010 hPa || None || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||
 * TD || December 27–30 || bgcolor=#|Tropical depression || bgcolor=#|Not specified || bgcolor=#|1008 hPa || Palau || None || None ||