[Quick Archive Overview]Typhoon Lorna (No.197216, its historical number before 1981) was a 1972 Northwest Pacific typhoon. It peaked as a typhoon, with maximum winds of 40 m/s and a minimum central pressure of 990 hPa. It did not make landfall in China and was decommissioned on October 3, 1972. Its complete track consists of 14 points.
Identifier notes: International identifiers for the Northwest Pacific have been assigned by the JMA (Japan), the RSMC Tokyo, since 1981. This system did not exist in 1972. The number 197216 is the historical identifier continued by the CMA. The numbers assigned to the same typhoon that year by the JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China’s meteorological authorities may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Path. Data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speed refers to 2-min sustained wind speed. Track points at intermediate times are encrypted based on original operational positioning data, while wind speed and pressure are interpolated using best-track anchor points.
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Typhoon Lorna Route
Typhoon Lorna at 1972-09-30 14:00 at 18°N, 117°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Depression.
It peaked at Typhoon intensity with max winds of 40 m/s (~144 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 990hPa, recorded at 1972-10-01 14:00.
After 20:00 on 1972-10-03, Typhoon Lorna gradually weakened and was numbered off at 20:00 on 1972-10-03; 14 track points were recorded throughout its lifecycle.
Typhoon Lorna routes
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Move toward |
|---|
| 09-30 14:00 | 18°N
117°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1006 hPa | - |
| 09-30 20:00 | 17.4°N
116.4°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1002 hPa | SW |
| 10-01 02:00 | 17.2°N
115.5°E | Tropical Storm | 20 m/s
1000 hPa | WSW |
| 10-01 08:00 | 17.1°N
114.5°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 10-01 14:00 | 17.4°N
113.6°E | Typhoon | 40 m/s
990 hPa | WNW |
| 10-01 20:00 | 17.6°N
112.2°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 10-02 02:00 | 17.7°N
110.8°E | Typhoon | 35 m/s
990 hPa | W |
| 10-02 08:00 | 17.8°N
109.7°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
992 hPa | W |
| 10-02 14:00 | 18.1°N
108.4°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 30 m/s
992 hPa | WNW |
| 10-02 20:00 | 18.4°N
107.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
995 hPa | WNW |
| 10-03 02:00 | 18.4°N
106.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 10-03 08:00 | 17.4°N
104.5°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
1000 hPa | WSW |
| 10-03 14:00 | 17.4°N
103°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1005 hPa | W |
| 10-03 20:00 | 17.5°N
101.5°E | Tropical Depression | 9 m/s
1006 hPa | W |
FAQ
Typhoon Lorna was the 1972 Typhoon.
The number 197216 for Typhoon Lorna is the historical identifier continued by the CMA, meaning the 16th typhoon of 1972. Its international name was LORNA. International identifiers for the Northwest Pacific did not begin until 1981; before then, agencies used their own numbering systems. The numbers assigned by the JMA (Japan), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (USA), and China’s meteorological authorities to the same typhoon may differ and cannot be compared directly.
Where does the track data for Typhoon Lorna come from?
Path. Data sources: China Meteorological Administration Tropical Cyclone Best Track Dataset (CMA-STI); wind speed refers to 2-min sustained wind speed. Track points at intermediate times are encrypted based on original operational positioning data, while wind speed and pressure are interpolated using best-track anchor points.
What is the most powerful typhoon Lorna?
Typhoon Lorna peak intensity is Typhoon , max wind 40m/s, minimum central pressure 990 hPa.
Typhoon Lorna Landfall?
According to records, Typhoon Lorna is not in our coastal landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Lorna's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Lorna's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/197216.
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