Documents for Tropical Cyclones in Year 1998

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Some documents are written in Chinese. You are advised to open Chinese Windows to browse these documents. Alternately, if you don't have Chinese Windows but only English Windows, you should load a Chinese System Add-in Tool like Unionway or Richwin.

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Keys:

  • HKO - Hong Kong Observatory
  • JTWC - Joint Typhoon Warning Centre
  • LP - Low Pressure
  • TD - Tropical Depression
  • TS - Tropical Storm
  • STS - Severe Tropical Storm (Only used by HKO)
  • T - Typhoon
  • ST - Super Typhoon (Only used by JTWC)

Track Data

Name Intensity Date of Survival Language Date of Last Update Number of Revision
HKO JTWC HKO JTWC
No Name LP TD - 7/7-11/7 English 13/7/1998 1
Nichole TS TS 9/7-10/7 8/7-13/7 Chinese & English 13/7/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 25/7-26/7 English 9/8/1998 1
Otto STS T 2/8-5/8 2/8-5/8 Chinese & English 9/8/1998 1
Penny STS TS 6/8-11/8 7/8-11/8 Chinese & English 11/8/1998 1
No Name TD LP 21/8-22/8 - Chinese & English 23/8/1998 1
Rex T T 24/8-7/9 24/8-7/9 Chinese & English 7/9/1998 1
No Name TD TD 2/9-4/9 2/9-4/9 Chinese & English 7/9/1998 1
Stella STS T 12/9-16/9 12/9-17/9 Chinese & English 19/9/1998 1
No Name TD TD 12/9-14/9 13/9-14/9 Chinese & English 19/9/1998 1
Todd T T 16/9-19/9 16/9-20/9 Chinese & English 20/9/1998 1
Vicki T T 17/9-23/9 17/9-23/9 Chinese & English 23/9/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 18/9-19/9 English 20/9/1998 1
Waldo TS TS 20/9-22/9 20/9-22/9 Chinese & English 23/9/1998 1
Yanni T T 27/9-[N/A] 25/9-2/10 Chinese & English 2/10/1998 1
No Name TD TD 3/10-6/10 5/10-6/10 Chinese & English 6/10/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 5/10-8/10 English 8/10/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 6/10-7/10 English 8/10/1998 1
Zeb T ST 10/10-18/10 10/10-18/10 Chinese & English 18/10/1998 1
Alex LP TS - 11/10-13/10 Chinese & English 17/10/1998 1
Babs T ST 15/10-28/10 14/10-28/10 Chinese & English 31/10/1998 1
Chip TS TS 12/11-14/11 12/11-15/11 Chinese & English 28/11/1998 1
Dawn TD TS 18/11-20/11 18/11-20/11 Chinese & English 28/11/1998 1
Elvis TS TS 24/11-26/11 24/11-26/11 Chinese & English 28/11/1998 1
Faith STS T 9/12-14/12 8/12-14/12 Chinese & English 18/12/1998 1
Gil TD TS 10/12-11/12 9/12-13/12 Chinese & English 18/12/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 17/12-19/12 Chinese & English 25/12/1998 1
No Name LP TD - 19/12-22/12 Chinese & English 25/12/1998 1

Meteorological Reports

Name Intensity Date of Survival Language Date of Last Update Number of Revision
HKO JTWC HKO JTWC
Penny STS TS 6/8-11/8 7/8-11/8 Chinese & English 7/11/1998 2
No Name TD LP 21/8-22/8 - Chinese & English 7/11/1998 2
No Name TD TD 12/9-14/9 13/9-14/9 Chinese & English 29/11/1998 2
Zeb T ST 10/10-18/10 10/10-18/10 Chinese & English 9/7/1999 3
Babs T ST 15/10-28/10 14/10-28/10 Chinese & English 9/7/1999 3

Media Reports

Name Intensity Date of Survival Language Date of Last Update Number of Revision
HKO JTWC HKO JTWC
Otto STS T 2/8-5/8 2/8-5/8 Chinese 9/8/1998 1
Penny STS TS 6/8-11/8 7/8-11/8 Chinese & English 11/8/1998 1
No Name TD LP 21/8-22/8 - Chinese 23/8/1998 1
No Name TD TD 12/9-14/9 13/9-14/9 Chinese 19/9/1998 1
Vicki T T 17/9-23/9 17/9-23/9 Chinese & English 23/9/1998 1
Yanni T T 27/9-[N/A] 25/9-2/10 English 2/10/1998 1
Zeb T ST 10/10-18/10 10/10-18/10 Chinese & English 21/10/1998 1
Babs T ST 15/10-28/10 14/10-28/10 Chinese & English 31/10/1998 1