▁Super ▁Ty ph oon ▁Kate , ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁as ▁Ty ph oon ▁Tit ang , ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁two ▁super ▁ty ph o ons ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁Philippines ▁within ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁Super ▁Ty ph oon ▁Joan . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Kate ▁produced ▁heavy ▁damage ▁and ▁over ▁ 6 3 1 ▁cas ual ties . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Kate ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dead liest ▁ty ph o ons ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁history ▁ ▁Super ▁Ty ph oon ▁Kate ▁was ▁first ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁J oint ▁Ty ph oon ▁Warning ▁Center ▁( J TW C ) ▁on ▁October   7 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Japan ▁Meteor ological ▁Agency ▁on ▁October   9 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁as ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁near ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁The ▁system ▁track ed ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁west ward ▁direction ▁and ▁re located ▁itself ▁further ▁south ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Ty ph oon ▁Joan ▁w ake ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁By ▁October   1 3 , ▁con ve ction ▁sharp ly ▁increased ▁as ▁the ▁system ▁entered ▁a ▁region ▁of ▁strong ▁dif flu ence . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁featured ▁a ▁marked ▁increase ▁in ▁organization ▁as ▁th under st orm s ▁continued ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁around ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁circul ation . ▁During ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁October   1 5 , ▁reconna issance