The Typhoon Tess (197824)

The SummaryTyphoon Tess (international code 197824) is a 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 975hPa, not in China Landfall, 1978-11-06 was numbered off, recording 27 track points.

Typhoon Tess, international code 197824, international name TESS, 1978 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 1978-10-31 00:00:00, ended: 1978-11-06 12:00:00. Peak intensity: Severe Tropical Storm, minimum central pressure: 975 hPa, max wind: 30m/s.

Overview of Typhoon Tess

Typhoon Tess at 1978-10-31 00:00:00 at 13.8°N, 147.5°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Nameless.

It peaked at Severe Tropical Storm intensity with max winds of 30 m/s (~108 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 975hPa, recorded at 1978-11-04 06:00:00.

1978-11-06 12:00:00 After, Typhoon Tess gradually weakened and was numbered off on 1978-11-06 12:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 27 track points.

Analysis of Typhoon Tess

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Tess (197824) 的生命史始 at 1978年10月31日00时, formed at Northwest Pacific远洋海域 (13.8°N, 147.5°E) , 初始状态为Nameless. 在 formed初期至11月2日期间, 系统整体呈现 toward WN direction缓慢Moving的Trend, During从147.5°EW移至144.2°E附近, The latitude由13.8°NN抬至15.9°N. 值得注意的是, 11月2日12时前后, typhoon track出现明显的转折信号, Moving direction由WN转为NE direction, 经度开始重新 toward E回升. 此后, 系统加速 toward NE direction行进, 直至11月6日12时在 (33.1°N, 156.9°E) 消散. 整个路径呈典型的“V”字形或钩状结构, 转 toward 点位 at lat 16°至18°N, 144°至145°之间的洋面. 全程无Landfall记录, 始终在开阔洋面上活动.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

从Intensity演变来看, Tess经历了一个持续且稳定的增强过程. 自10月31日 formed时的7m/sNameless起步, wind speed逐步攀升. 11月3日00时, 中心附近Max Wind达到20m/s, 升级为Tropical Storm; 随后继续加强, at 11月4日00时达到28m/s, 跻身Severe Tropical Storm行列. 11月4日12时至11月6日00时期间, Typhoon 维持在30m/s的peak intensity, 并保持了约36h的高Intensity稳定期. 直至生命末期11月6日12时, wind speed略微回落至28m/s后 was numbered off.

Data show that the same-named Typhoon peak intensity in 1975, 1985 and 1988 reached Typhoon or higher levels (including Severe Typhoon in 1975 and Typhoon in 1985 and 1988), while Tess in 1978 only reached Severe Tropical Storm level (Max Wind30m/s).

Typhoon Tess routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
1978-10-31 00:00:0013.8°N147.5°ENameless7-
1978-10-31 12:00:0014°N146.4°ENameless71002
1978-11-01 00:00:0014.4°N145.6°ENameless101000
1978-11-01 12:00:0014.8°N144.9°ENameless12998
1978-11-02 00:00:0015.9°N144.2°ENameless15992
1978-11-02 12:00:0017.6°N144.6°ENameless15990
1978-11-03 00:00:0018.4°N145.5°ETropical Storm20980
1978-11-03 12:00:0019.5°N146.3°ETropical Storm23980
1978-11-04 00:00:0021.2°N146.5°ESevere Tropical Storm28975
1978-11-04 12:00:0023.1°N147.3°ESevere Tropical Storm30975
1978-11-05 00:00:0025.4°N148.1°ESevere Tropical Storm30975
1978-11-05 12:00:0028.1°N149.9°ESevere Tropical Storm30975
1978-11-06 00:00:0030.7°N152.2°ESevere Tropical Storm30975
1978-11-06 12:00:0033.1°N156.9°ESevere Tropical Storm28980

Sampled rows shown; all 27 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Tess was the 1978 Typhoon.

Typhoon Tess's international code is 197824, is the 24th Typhoon of 1978, international name TESS.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Tess?

Typhoon Tess peak intensity is Severe Tropical Storm, max wind 30m/s, minimum central pressure 975 hPa.

Is there a typhoon TessLandfall?

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

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

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Tess's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197824.

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