Super Typhoon Babs (1998)
Super Typhoon Babs reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between October 11, 1998 and October 30, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Super Typhoon Babs, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 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 11, 1998 to October 30, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 135 kt (155 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 31.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 29 kt (33 mph)
- Identifier
- WP201998
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 11, 18:00 | 12.1N 149.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 12, 00:00 | 12.5N 148.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 12, 06:00 | 12.5N 147.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 12, 12:00 | 12.2N 145.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 12, 18:00 | 11.9N 144.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 13, 00:00 | 11.6N 143.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 13, 06:00 | 11.6N 142.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 13, 12:00 | 11.6N 142.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 13, 18:00 | 11.7N 140.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 14, 00:00 | 11.7N 139.7E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 14, 06:00 | 11.7N 138.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 12:00 | 11.7N 137.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 14, 18:00 | 11.7N 137.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 11.8N 136.1E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 11.9N 135.2E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 11.9N 134.1E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 12.0N 133.0E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 12.0N 132.6E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 12.1N 132.4E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 12.1N 132.1E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 12.2N 131.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 12.2N 131.4E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 12.1N 131.0E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 12.1N 130.5E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 12.0N 130.2E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 11.8N 130.1E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 11.6N 130.0E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 11.3N 129.9E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 11.1N 129.8E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 11.0N 129.7E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 10.9N 129.5E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 10.9N 129.3E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 11.0N 128.9E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 11.3N 128.3E | 115 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 11.7N 127.7E | 125 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 12.2N 127.1E | 135 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 12.7N 126.4E | 135 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 13.0N 125.6E | 135 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 13.4N 124.9E | 130 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 13.7N 124.2E | 130 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 13.9N 123.6E | 120 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 14.2N 123.1E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 14.6N 122.6E | 90 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 15.0N 122.0E | 115 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 15.4N 121.3E | 95 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 16.0N 120.3E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 16.4N 119.5E | 80 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 16.5N 118.9E | 80 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 16.6N 118.3E | 80 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 16.8N 117.7E | 80 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 17.6N 117.2E | 80 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 18.0N 116.9E | 80 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 18.5N 116.5E | 80 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 19.0N 116.3E | 75 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 19.6N 116.3E | 75 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 20.2N 116.3E | 75 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 20.8N 116.4E | 70 kt | 965 mb | XX |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 21.4N 116.7E | 65 kt | 970 mb | XX |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 22.0N 117.0E | 65 kt | 975 mb | XX |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 22.5N 117.2E | 65 kt | 975 mb | XX |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 22.9N 117.5E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 23.3N 117.8E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 06:00 | 23.9N 118.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 12:00 | 24.3N 118.6E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 27, 18:00 | 24.7N 119.0E | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Mixed |
| Oct 28, 00:00 | 26.3N 122.6E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 27.9N 125.3E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 28.8N 127.4E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 29.8N 129.6E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 30.0N 132.7E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 30.1N 135.4E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 29, 12:00 | 30.4N 137.1E | 1012 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 29, 18:00 | 30.6N 138.0E | 1014 mb | Extratropical | |
| Oct 30, 00:00 | 30.8N 138.9E | 1014 mb | Extratropical |
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- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998
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- Tropical Storm PennyWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon RexWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon StellaWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Super Typhoon ToddWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon VickiWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm WaldoWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon YanniWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Super Typhoon ZebWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm ChipWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed typhoonWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm DawnWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm ElvisWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon FaithWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm GilWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
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.