Typhoon Betty

The name Betty has been used for a total of twenty-one

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

s worldwide: seventeen in the Western Pacific Ocean – most recently for three storms in the

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, and one each in the Atlantic Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the Australian region, and the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Western Pacific: *

Tropical Storm Betty (1945) The 1945 Pacific typhoon season was the first official season to be included in the West Pacific typhoon database. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1945, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean betwe ...

– a short-lived early season storm that did not affect land. * Typhoon Betty (1946) – a strong typhoon that brushed the coasts of the Philippines and Japan. * Typhoon Betty (1949) (T4923) – a late-season tropical cyclone that hit southern Philippines. * Typhoon Betty (1953) (T5319) – a powerful typhoon which took an unusual south-southeastward path from Hainan to the Philippines. * Typhoon Betty (1958) (T5812) – a short-lived but relatively strong system that was considered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as a typhoon, despite the Joint Typhoon Warning Center only considering it as a high-end tropical storm. * Typhoon Betty (1961) (T6104, 11W) – an early-season Category 4-equivalent super typhoon which struck Taiwan and eastern China. * Typhoon Betty (1964) (T6405, 07W, Edeng) – a typhoon that formed to the east of Taiwan and passed near Shanghai. * Severe Tropical Storm Betty (1966) (T6617, 17W) – a strong tropical storm that brushed southern Japan and eventually made landfall in South Korea. * Typhoon Betty (1969) (T6908, 08W, Huling) – a minimal typhoon that struck Taiwan and China. *

Typhoon Betty (1972) The 1972 Pacific typhoon season was an above average season, producing 31 tropical storms, 24 typhoons and 2 intense typhoons. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific ...

(T7214, 14W, Maring) – a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon that passed through the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan before striking China. * Typhoon Betty (1975) (T7512, 14W, Ising) – a relatively strong typhoon which struck Taiwan and China *

Typhoon Betty (1980) Typhoon Betty, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Aring, was the strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in ten years. An area of disturbed weather developed on October 27, 1980, near Truk Atoll. After turning east from south, the distu ...

(T8021, 25W, Aring) – a powerful typhoon which caused $181 million worth of damages to the Philippines and killed 101 people. * Severe Tropical Storm Betty (1984) (T8404, 04W, Konsing) – a tropical storm which affected the Philippines and China. *

Typhoon Betty (1987) Typhoon Betty, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Herming, was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in August 1987. The seventh typhoon and second super typhoon of the active typhoon season, it formed fr ...

(T8709, 09W, Herming) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that severely impacted the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, causing $100 million worth of damages and claiming a total of 92 lives. *

Tropical Storm Bavi (2015) Tropical Storm Bavi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Betty, influenced the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean and was partially responsible for one of the strongest trade wind reversals ever observed. The system was first noted as a ...

(T1503, 03W, Betty) – affected Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and the Philippines. *

Typhoon Wutip (2019) Typhoon Wutip, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Betty, was the most powerful February typhoon on record, surpassing 2015 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Higos, Typhoon Higos of 2015. The third tropical cyclone, second tropical stor ...

(T1902, 02W, Betty) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon, caused over $3.3 million (2019 USD) in damages in Guam and Micronesia. *

Typhoon Mawar Typhoon Mawar, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Betty, was one of the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones on record in the month of May, and the strongest tropical cyclone Tropical cyclones in 2023, worldwide in 2023. The ...

(2023) (T2302, 02W, Betty) – another Category 5-equivalent super typhoon which became the strongest tropical cyclone of 2023 thus far; severely affected Guam and later crossed Okinawa. In the Atlantic: *

Hurricane Betty (1972) The 1972 Atlantic hurricane season was a significantly below average season, having only seven named storms, four fully tropical storms (the fewest since 1930) and three subtropical storms. It officially began on June 1, 1972, and lasted un ...

– a Category 2 hurricane which began its life as a subtropical system named ''Bravo''; developed north-northeast of Bermuda but did not make landfall. In the Australian region: * Tropical Cyclone Betty (1966) – a cyclone which made landfall in Australia's

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. In the South Pacific: *

Cyclone Betty (1975) In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anti ...

– an erratic and relatively strong tropical cyclone that looped near Fiji. In the South-West Indian: *

Tropical Storm Betty (1963) The name Betty has been used for a total of twenty-one tropical cyclones worldwide: seventeen in the Western Pacific Ocean – most recently for three storms in the Philippines by PAGASA, and one each in the Atlantic Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, ...

– a weak system which affected no land areas. {{DEFAULTSORT:Betty Atlantic hurricane set index articles Pacific typhoon set index articles South-West Indian Ocean cyclone set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles