Typhoon Marge, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ibiang, was a typhoon that formed in September 1973. The Chinese town of Jiaji in Qionghai, Hainan recorded a minimum central pressure of 937.8 hPa when Marge made landfall. 903 people were killed in Hainan when Marge made its final landfall in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam, on September 15, 1973.
On September 10, 1973, a tropical depression formed in the sea east of the Philippines before moving to the east of Luzon. It made landfall on Luzon with the intensity of a tropical depression on September 11th. The tropical depression then moved into the South China Sea and was given the name Marge. On September 12, a U.S. reconnaissance plane detected a hurricane nearby and upgraded it to a typhoon. Due to the storm entering Chinese airspace, the US military stopped reconnaissance shortly after September 13th. The final reconnaissance recorded wind speeds at 80 knots. According to reconnaissance aircraft and ship data, the circulation was quite small, no more than 150 miles wide.[1] It made landfall in Boao in Qionghai, Hainan on September 14th, and it soon crossed the Beibu Gulf. Marge landed in northern Vietnam on September 15th and dissipated soon after.[2]
Impact
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
On September 13th, Hainan Province was still unaffected by the circulation of Marge and the weather was humid. The weather forecast in a local newspaper, the Hainan Daily, only showed that the wind force would be 7 to 8 on the Beaufort Scale on September 14, providing an insufficient warning. By evening, there was still no sign of an impending typhoon.
According to data from the Central Meteorological Observatory, Marge landed on Boao in Qionghai, Hainan District at 4:40 am on September 14th. The wind at the center of the storm reached 60 meters per second and the pressure was 925 hPa.[3] During the landing, Qionghai's houses were almost completely destroyed. In Qionghai alone, there were 771 deaths.
The disaster report by the Revolutionary Committee of the Hainan Administrative Region to the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee showed that 90% of the houses collapsed, and some communes in Ding'an, Tunchang, and Changjiang also suffered varying degrees of damage.[4] According to data in the Qionghai Archives, the typhoon destroyed a total of 206,610 residential houses. 90,632 were completely destroyed, 29,946 suffered a partial collapse, and 86,03 were damaged. Almost 400 cattle died. More than 535 pigs were lost. Approximately 40% of the rice harvest was destroyed, and Qiuci lost 40,000 mu, accounting for 56% of the county's planting area that year. Sugarcane lost 16,000 mu, accounting for 40% of the planting area in Hui County that year. Rubber loss was about 2.32 million plants of 70,000 mu, accounting for 70% of the county's planting area that year. 80% of the rubber trees passed by the typhoon center were broken, and the losses were particularly heavy. The area's pepper trees suffered about 17,000 mu or about 997,000 plants. Forestry loss 12, ten thousand acres. The loss of Hainan Island in RMB cannot be calculated.[5]
Data from the Qionghai Meteorological Station on the north side of the landing site showed that it recorded a 10-minute average wind speed of 48 meters per second from 4:12 to 4:22 on September 14th. The anemometer was destroyed later and the maximum wind speed could not be obtained. A sea-level pressure of 937.8 hPa was recorded at 4:40. The Central Meteorological Observatory evaluated that the central wind reached 60 meters per second and the pressure was 925 hPa when Marge landed.[6]
Typhoon Marge killed 903 people and injured 5,759 in Hainan Province.[4]
Other
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) deployed search and rescue teams to support local authorities in ferrying people to safer ground.
References
^"1973 Annual Tropical Cyclone Reports" (PDF). U.S. Naval Observatory.
^"Typhoon 197314 (MARGE) - General Information". Digital Typhoon.
^ ab"Typhoon 7314: A strong typhoon without warning". Hainan Daily. November 6, 2009.
^"Hainan Island 7314 Typhoon Disaster". Journal of Disasters1992-01.
^. Shanghai People Publisher. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
February 16, 2023
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Typhoon Marge known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ibiang was a typhoon that formed in September 1973 The Chinese town of Jiaji in Qionghai Hainan recorded a minimum central pressure of 937 8 hPa when Marge made landfall 903 people were killed in Hainan when Marge made its final landfall in Thanh Hoa Vietnam on September 15 1973 Typhoon Marge Ibiang Category 1 typhoon SSHWS FormedSeptember 10 1973DissipatedSeptember 15 1973Highest winds1 minute sustained 150 km h 90 mph Lowest pressure965 hPa mbar 28 5 inHgFatalities903 totalAreas affectedPhilippines and South ChinaPart of the 1973 Pacific typhoon season Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Impact 2 1 Hainan 2 2 Other 3 ReferencesMeteorological history EditOn September 10 1973 a tropical depression formed in the sea east of the Philippines before moving to the east of Luzon It made landfall on Luzon with the intensity of a tropical depression on September 11th The tropical depression then moved into the South China Sea and was given the name Marge On September 12 a U S reconnaissance plane detected a hurricane nearby and upgraded it to a typhoon Due to the storm entering Chinese airspace the US military stopped reconnaissance shortly after September 13th The final reconnaissance recorded wind speeds at 80 knots According to reconnaissance aircraft and ship data the circulation was quite small no more than 150 miles wide 1 It made landfall in Boao in Qionghai Hainan on September 14th and it soon crossed the Beibu Gulf Marge landed in northern Vietnam on September 15th and dissipated soon after 2 Impact Edit Map plotting the storm s track and intensity according to the Saffir Simpson scaleMap keySaffir Simpson scale Tropical depression 38 mph 62 km h Tropical storm 39 73 mph 63 118 km h Category 1 74 95 mph 119 153 km h Category 2 96 110 mph 154 177 km h Category 3 111 129 mph 178 208 km h Category 4 130 156 mph 209 251 km h Category 5 157 mph 252 km h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone remnant low tropical disturbance or monsoon depression Hainan Edit On September 13th Hainan Province was still unaffected by the circulation of Marge and the weather was humid The weather forecast in a local newspaper the Hainan Daily only showed that the wind force would be 7 to 8 on the Beaufort Scale on September 14 providing an insufficient warning By evening there was still no sign of an impending typhoon According to data from the Central Meteorological Observatory Marge landed on Boao in Qionghai Hainan District at 4 40 am on September 14th The wind at the center of the storm reached 60 meters per second and the pressure was 925 hPa 3 During the landing Qionghai s houses were almost completely destroyed In Qionghai alone there were 771 deaths The disaster report by the Revolutionary Committee of the Hainan Administrative Region to the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee showed that 90 of the houses collapsed and some communes in Ding an Tunchang and Changjiang also suffered varying degrees of damage 4 According to data in the Qionghai Archives the typhoon destroyed a total of 206 610 residential houses 90 632 were completely destroyed 29 946 suffered a partial collapse and 86 03 were damaged Almost 400 cattle died More than 535 pigs were lost Approximately 40 of the rice harvest was destroyed and Qiuci lost 40 000 mu accounting for 56 of the county s planting area that year Sugarcane lost 16 000 mu accounting for 40 of the planting area in Hui County that year Rubber loss was about 2 32 million plants of 70 000 mu accounting for 70 of the county s planting area that year 80 of the rubber trees passed by the typhoon center were broken and the losses were particularly heavy The area s pepper trees suffered about 17 000 mu or about 997 000 plants Forestry loss 12 ten thousand acres The loss of Hainan Island in RMB cannot be calculated 5 Data from the Qionghai Meteorological Station on the north side of the landing site showed that it recorded a 10 minute average wind speed of 48 meters per second from 4 12 to 4 22 on September 14th The anemometer was destroyed later and the maximum wind speed could not be obtained A sea level pressure of 937 8 hPa was recorded at 4 40 The Central Meteorological Observatory evaluated that the central wind reached 60 meters per second and the pressure was 925 hPa when Marge landed 6 Typhoon Marge killed 903 people and injured 5 759 in Hainan Province 4 Other Edit The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council NDRRMC deployed search and rescue teams to support local authorities in ferrying people to safer ground References Edit 1973 Annual Tropical Cyclone Reports PDF U S Naval Observatory Typhoon 197314 MARGE General Information Digital Typhoon CMABSTdata CMA Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 a b Typhoon 7314 A strong typhoon without warning Hainan Daily November 6 2009 Hainan Island 7314 Typhoon Disaster Journal of Disasters1992 01 Typhoon Conference Collection 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