Typhoon Odessa (1982)
Typhoon Odessa reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between March 28, 1982 and April 4, 1982, with a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Odessa. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- March 28, 1982 to April 4, 1982
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb (28.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 917 km (570 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.7
- Identifier
- WP031982
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 3.5N 156.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 4.3N 156.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 5.1N 155.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 6.0N 155.8E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 6.8N 155.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 7.2N 156.4E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 7.6N 157.0E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 00:00 | 8.1N 158.0E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 06:00 | 8.5N 159.0E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 12:00 | 8.7N 160.1E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 30, 18:00 | 8.7N 161.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 00:00 | 8.8N 162.2E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 06:00 | 8.9N 163.3E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 12:00 | 9.3N 164.0E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 31, 18:00 | 10.0N 164.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 00:00 | 10.3N 163.5E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 06:00 | 10.4N 162.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 12:00 | 10.6N 162.5E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 1, 18:00 | 10.7N 162.1E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 11.0N 161.5E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 11.5N 160.8E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 12.1N 160.3E | 60 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 18:00 | 12.8N 159.9E | 70 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 00:00 | 13.3N 159.7E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 06:00 | 14.0N 160.3E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 12:00 | 13.2N 158.9E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 18:00 | 13.0N 157.3E | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 00:00 | 13.1N 155.9E | 40 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Apr 4, 06:00 | 13.1N 154.6E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1982
- Tropical Storm MamieWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon NelsonWestern Pacific · 1982 · 56 deaths
- Typhoon PatWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon RubyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm Tess:ValWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm SkipWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm WinonaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Super Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon AndyWestern Pacific · 1982 · 13 deaths
- Typhoon CecilWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon FayeWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon EllisWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon GordonWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm HopeWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon IrvingWestern Pacific · 1982
- Tropical Storm LolaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon KenWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Super Typhoon MacWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon NancyWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon OwenWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon PamelaWestern Pacific · 1982
- Typhoon RogerWestern Pacific · 1982
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.