&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:IDA_1958.png) The eye of Typhoon Ida at peak intensity on September 25 photographed by a high-flying U-2 aircraft. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 20, 1958 |
| Extratropical | September 27, 1958 |
| Dissipated | September 30, 1958 |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS) | |
| Highest winds | 325 km/h (200 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 877 hPa (mbar); 25.90 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1,269 total |
| Damage | $50 million |
| Areas affected | Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1958 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Ida, also known as the Kanogawa Typhoon (狩野川台風, Kanogawa Taifū), was the sixth-deadliest typhoon to hit Japan, as well as one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record. On September 20, Ida formed in the Western Pacific near Guam. It moved to the west and rapidly intensified into a 185 km/h (115 mph) typhoon by the next day. On September 22, Ida turned to the north and continued its quick rate of intensification. Two days later, the Hurricane Hunters observed a minimum barometric pressure of 877 mb (25.9 inHg), as well as estimated peak winds of 325 km/h (202 mph). This made Ida the strongest tropical cyclone on record at the time, although it was surpassed by Typhoon June 17 years later. Ida weakened as it continued to the north-northeast, and made landfall in Japan on southeastern Honshū with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) on September 26. It became extratropical the next day, and dissipated on the September 28 to the east of the country. Ida caused torrential flooding to southeastern Japan, resulting in over 1,900 mudslides. Damage was estimated at $50 million, and there were 1,269 fatalities.