Typhoon Judy (1982)

Typhoon Judy (Susang)

Typhoon Judy at peak intensity on September 9
Meteorological history
Formed	September 4, 1982
Extratropical	September 12, 1982
Dissipated	September 15, 1982
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure	955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg
Category 2-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure	955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	26
Missing	8
Damage	$505 million (2023 USD)
Areas affected	Japan
IBTrACS
Part of the 1982 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Judy, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Susang,^[1] was the third tropical cyclone to affect Japan during the 1982 Pacific typhoon season. Forming east of the Philippines in tandem with another system on September 4, the disturbance continued to intensify, and was upgraded into a tropical storm early on September 6 and a typhoon on September 8 while tracking northwestward. On September 9, Judy attained its peak intensity, with winds of 150 km/h (90 mph). Thereafter, increased wind shear took a toll on the typhoon, as it turned northward on September 11 in the general direction of Japan under the influence of a mid-latitude cyclone. Judy passed over southeastern Japan on September 12; by this time, the typhoon had weakened considerably. Judy became an extratropical cyclone almost immediately thereafter.

Across Japan, a total of 26 people were killed, eight others were rendered as missing, and 86 were injured. A total of 61,000 homes were flooded. Three boats sank and highways were cut in 956 locations. It is estimated that 1,100 landslides occurred during the passage of the cyclone. Downtown Tokyo sustained the worst of the damage, where 8,000 homes were flooded. Approximately 200,000 travelers were stuck after 25 train lines were flooded, including 17,000 individuals who were stranded on 40 stalled trains.