Typhoon Abel:Beth (1996)
Typhoon Abel:Beth reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between October 7, 1996 and October 22, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 975 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Abel:Beth, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- October 7, 1996 to October 22, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb (28.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.2
- Identifier
- WP321996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 12:00 | 10.9N 162.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 7, 18:00 | 11.0N 161.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 8, 00:00 | 11.0N 160.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 8, 06:00 | 11.1N 158.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 8, 12:00 | 11.2N 157.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 8, 18:00 | 11.5N 156.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 9, 00:00 | 11.9N 154.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 9, 06:00 | 12.3N 153.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 9, 12:00 | 13.0N 152.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 9, 18:00 | 13.6N 150.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 10, 00:00 | 14.1N 149.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 10, 06:00 | 14.5N 148.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 10, 12:00 | 14.7N 147.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 10, 18:00 | 14.8N 146.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 11, 00:00 | 14.8N 145.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 11, 06:00 | 14.7N 144.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 11, 12:00 | 14.2N 143.8E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 11, 18:00 | 14.0N 142.7E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 00:00 | 14.0N 141.6E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 06:00 | 14.2N 140.3E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 12:00 | 14.6N 139.2E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 18:00 | 15.0N 138.1E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 00:00 | 15.4N 136.5E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 06:00 | 15.5N 134.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 12:00 | 15.6N 133.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 18:00 | 15.7N 133.0E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 00:00 | 15.9N 132.2E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 06:00 | 16.0N 131.6E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 12:00 | 16.4N 131.1E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 18:00 | 17.0N 130.4E | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 17.3N 130.0E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 17.5N 129.5E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 17.6N 129.0E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 17.6N 128.2E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 17.6N 127.4E | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 17.6N 126.6E | 60 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 17.6N 125.9E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 17.6N 125.1E | 70 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 17.7N 124.0E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 17.7N 123.4E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 17.7N 122.8E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 17.6N 122.1E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 17.8N 121.4E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 18.2N 120.5E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 18.4N 120.2E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 18.8N 119.3E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 18.9N 118.3E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 18.9N 117.4E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 18.7N 116.6E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 18.4N 115.6E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 17.6N 114.8E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 17.1N 113.7E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 16.9N 112.6E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 16.5N 111.5E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 16.1N 110.5E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 15.8N 109.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 15.2N 109.2E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 14.5N 108.9E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 13.9N 108.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 13.4N 109.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 13.1N 109.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 12.8N 110.3E | 15 kt | Not reported |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1996
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- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm AnnWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon BartWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm CamWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon DanWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon EveWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon GloriaWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon FrankieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon HerbWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon JoyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm IanWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon KirkWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm LisaWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm MartyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon NikiWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon OrsonWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon PiperWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm RickWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon SallyWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon TomWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon VioletWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon WillieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon ZaneWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm BethWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon CarloWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Super Typhoon DaleWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm ErnieWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm DaleWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- Typhoon FernWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm GregWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1996
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.