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Typhoon Kathleen

Route of Kathleen
Meteorological history
Formed	September 10, 1947
Dissipated	September 15, 1947
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Lowest pressure	960hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 2-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	165 km/h (105 mph)
Overall effects
Fatalities	1,077
Missing	853
Areas affected	Japan
IBTrACS
Part of the1947 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Kathleen was atyphoon that approachedJapan in September 1947.^[1] Kathleen brought record heavy rain at the time, causing major destruction in theKanto region.

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Kathleen struck theBoso Peninsula and the entire Kanto Region in Japan on September 15.^[2][3] Frontal activity, which had been stagnant in the vicinity of Japan due to the typhoon, became active, causing heavy rainfall in the Kanto andTohoku regions.^[3]

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Heavy rains caused theArakawa River andTone River to overflow.^[3] The areas ofTokyo,Gunma,Saitama,Tochigi,Ibaraki andChiba suffered severe flood damage. In Gunma and Tochigi prefectures, debris flow and flooding of rivers occurred one after another, resulting in around 2,000 deaths in both prefectures.^[3] Also, in the Tohoku region, theKitakami River flooded, causing major damage atIchinoseki City inIwate Prefecture.^[3][4]

The resulting floods killed at least 1,692 people and left many more missing.^[5]

Effects of Typhoon Kathleen

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There is a memorial built for the victims of typhoon atKazo City, Saitama Prefecture.

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