Typhoon Carlo (1996)
Typhoon Carlo reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between October 17, 1996 and October 27, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Carlo, 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 17, 1996 to October 27, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb (28.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 810 km (503 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.2
- Fastest the center moved
- 31 kt (36 mph)
- Identifier
- WP331996
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
NOAA Storm Events
0 deaths (0 direct, 0 indirect)$1.0 million
What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 1 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.
In the United States
NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.
- Deaths
- 0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- none recorded
- Events recorded
- 7 in 5 reports from 1 states and marine areas
State by state
| State or marine area | Deaths | Injuries | Damage | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million | 7 |
What was recorded
4 high wind, 3 storm surge/tide.
Wind reports
The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.
| Wind | How | Where | State | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 kt (81 mph) | Estimated | Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island | Alaska | Oct 27, 02:35 |
| 56 kt (64 mph) | Estimated | Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area | Alaska | Oct 26, 04:00 |
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 17.0N 168.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 16.2N 167.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 15.7N 166.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 15.3N 165.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 15.1N 164.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 15.1N 163.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 15.1N 161.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 15.1N 160.5E | 10 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 15.4N 158.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 15.8N 156.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 16.4N 155.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 16.8N 153.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 17.0N 152.2E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 17.3N 151.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 17.7N 150.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 18.0N 150.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 18.4N 149.8E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 18.8N 149.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 19.0N 148.8E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 19.1N 148.5E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 19.2N 148.0E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 19.3N 147.6E | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 19.4N 147.1E | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 19.7N 146.3E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 20.0N 145.5E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 20.2N 145.2E | 80 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 20.7N 145.0E | 90 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 21.5N 144.9E | 100 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 22.6N 144.8E | 105 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 23.8N 144.9E | 105 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 25.2N 145.1E | 95 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 26.8N 145.4E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 28.4N 146.0E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 30.1N 146.9E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 31.9N 148.7E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 33.6N 150.4E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 35.1N 152.3E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 36.7N 154.4E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 38.2N 157.4E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 39.9N 160.5E | 45 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 41.9N 163.6E | 40 kt | Not reported |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1996
- 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
- Typhoon Abel:BethWestern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm BethWestern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern 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.