The Typhoon Amy (196214)

The SummaryTyphoon Amy (international code 196214) is a 1962 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 71m/s, minimum central pressure 940hPa, not in China Landfall, 1962-09-08 was numbered off, recording 40 track points.

Typhoon Amy, international code 196214, international name AMY, 1962 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1962-08-29 06:00:00, ended: 1962-09-08 00:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 940 hPa, max wind: 71m/s.

Typhoon Amy Route Review

Typhoon Amy at 1962-08-29 06:00:00 at 15°N, 148.7°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 71 m/s (~256 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 940hPa, recorded at 1962-09-01 18:00:00.

Typhoon Amy gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1962-09-08 00:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 40 track points.

Typhoon Amy trajectory analysis

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Amy (196214) 的生命史始 at Northwest Pacific远洋海域, 整体路径呈现典型的“W行后N折”抛物线形态. formed初期 (8月29日至30日) , 系统位 at 15°N至19.3°N, 148.7°E至143.6°E之间, 受副热带高压S侧引导气流影响, 稳定 toward NW. 8月31日至9月2日期间, Typhoon 维持W行Trend, The latitude在18.6°N至19.8°N窄幅波动, During从137.7°E快速W进至128.8°E, 显示出强劲的W toward 推进动力.

As the system approaches 127°E near, its Moving direction gradually shifts from W to NW, then to N toward . September 5 00:00 to 18:00, Typhoon's central latitude rapidly leaps from 24°N to 25.9°N, marking its official Go to W wind belt impact area and begins to accelerate on N. Since then, the path further toward E deviates, eventually dispersing at September 8 at 38.9°N, 130°E near the Japan Sea E area.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Amy's Intensity evolution has the distinctive characteristics of 'fast enhancement, long-term maintenance, sharp weakening'. Starting from the Nameless (15m/s) on August 29, the system rapidly intensified into Typhoon within 48h, and at September 1 at 06:00 to the Super Typhoon level (61m/s) . September 2 at 00:00, its Max Wind peaked at 71m/s, established as Super Typhoon. It is noteworthy that during a four-day period from September 1 to September 5th, Amy continued to maintain the Super Typhoon or High IntensityTyphoon state (wind speed≥61m/s) , showing excellent structural stability. However, after September 5 at 18:00, with the latitude rising to 2.5.9°N, the system's Intensity cliff

Its peak wind speed of 71m/s far surpassed the peak wind speed of Amy (Super Typhoon) in 1991, Amy (Severe Tropical Storm) in 1974 and Amy (Tropical Storm) in 1994 and 1977.

Typhoon Amy routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1962-08-29 06:00:0015°N148.7°ENameless151000
1962-08-29 18:00:0016°N147.7°ETropical Storm20996
1962-08-30 06:00:0017.5°N146.2°ESevere Tropical Storm30990
1962-08-30 18:00:0019.3°N143.6°ETyphoon 35980
1962-08-31 06:00:0019.7°N139.6°ETyphoon 41980
1962-08-31 18:00:0019.5°N136°ESevere Typhoon46970
1962-09-01 06:00:0019.2°N133.3°ESuper Typhoon61940
1962-09-01 18:00:0018.7°N131.1°ESuper Typhoon71940
1962-09-02 06:00:0018.6°N129.6°ESuper Typhoon71940
1962-09-02 18:00:0018.6°N128.8°ESuper Typhoon66940
1962-09-03 06:00:0019.3°N127.8°ESuper Typhoon66940
1962-09-03 18:00:0020.1°N126.3°ESuper Typhoon66940
1962-09-04 06:00:0021.2°N125.1°ESuper Typhoon66940
1962-09-04 18:00:0022.8°N123.2°ESuper Typhoon66940
1962-09-05 06:00:0024.5°N120.6°ESevere Typhoon46960
1962-09-05 18:00:0025.9°N119.9°ESevere Tropical Storm30970
1962-09-06 06:00:0027.9°N119.2°ETropical Storm20990
1962-09-06 18:00:0030.5°N120°ENameless17998
1962-09-07 06:00:0033.7°N121.6°ENameless171000
1962-09-07 18:00:0037.3°N126°ENameless17-
1962-09-08 00:00:0038.9°N130°ENameless15-

Sampled rows shown; all 40 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Amy is the 1962 Typhoon.

Typhoon Amy's international code is 196214, is the 1962 number 14 Typhoon, international name AMY.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Amy?

Typhoon Amy peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 71m/s, minimum central pressure 940 hPa.

Typhoon AmyLandfall?

According to records, Typhoon Amy is not in our coastal landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Amy's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Amy's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/196214.

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