Typhoon Karen (1960)
Typhoon Karen reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between April 21, 1960 and April 27, 1960, with a lowest pressure of 990 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- April 21, 1960 to April 27, 1960
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb (29.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.2
- Identifier
- WP011960
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 9.0N 126.6E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 9.0N 125.5E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 9.2N 124.6E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 9.8N 123.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 10.1N 123.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 10.5N 122.4E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 11.0N 121.8E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 11.5N 121.1E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 12.1N 120.4E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 12.7N 119.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 13.4N 119.2E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 14.1N 118.8E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 14.7N 118.6E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 15.4N 118.5E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 16.1N 118.6E | 65 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 16.9N 118.8E | 70 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 17.7N 119.2E | 75 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 18.8N 119.9E | 70 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 20.0N 121.0E | 60 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 20.5N 121.5E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 21.2N 122.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 22.0N 123.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 22.7N 124.1E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 27, 00:00 | 22.9N 125.8E | 1002 mb | Mixed |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1960
- Tropical Depression IvyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression JeanWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm LucilleWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression LucilleWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm NadineWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon MaryWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression MaryWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon OliveWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon PollyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm RoseWestern Pacific · 1960
- Super Typhoon ShirleyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon TrixWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon VirginiaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression TrixWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm AgnesWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon WendyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon CarmenWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon DellaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon ElaineWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm GloriaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression GloriaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm HesterWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm IrmaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression IrmaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Storm JudyWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon KitWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon MamieWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon NinaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Tropical Depression MamieWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Super Typhoon OpheliaWestern Pacific · 1960
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1960
- Typhoon PhyllisWestern Pacific · 1960
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.