wa ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 ▁with ▁ 9 0   m ph ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁and ▁a ▁minimum ▁central ▁pressure ▁of ▁ 9 6 8 . 5   m bar . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Louise ▁began ▁to ▁weak en , ▁and ▁hit ▁Japan ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁tropical ▁storm . ▁The ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁became ▁extr at rop ical ▁shortly ▁after ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 . ▁In ▁Ok ina wa , ▁ 3 6   people ▁ ▁died , ▁ 4 7   people ▁were ▁reported ▁missing , ▁and ▁ 1 0 0   people ▁were ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Buck ner ▁Bay , ▁where ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁were ▁occup ying ▁a ▁temporary ▁base , ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁waves ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁crash ed ▁ash ore , ▁te aring ▁into ▁Qu ons et ▁h uts ▁and ▁other ▁buildings . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Buck ner ▁Bay ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁port ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁military . ▁Fif teen ▁merchant ▁ships ▁were ▁driven ▁ash ore , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁w reck ed . ▁Three ▁US ▁Navy ▁destroy ers ▁were ▁ground ed ▁and ▁declared ▁beyond ▁salv age . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁other ▁US ▁military ▁vessels , ▁including ▁six ▁L ST s , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁special ▁purpose ▁ ▁boats , ▁pat rol ▁boats , ▁and ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁craft ▁were ▁ground ed , ▁sever ely ▁dam aged , ▁or ▁w reck ed ▁beyond ▁repair . ▁E ight y ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁were