1995 Pacific typhoon season.html



1995 Pacific typhoon season

Season summary map
First storm formed:	January 4, 1995
Last storm dissipated:	December 31, 1995
Strongest storm:	Angela - 872 hPa (mbar), 285 km/h (180 mph)
Total storms:	26
Typhoons:	15
Super typhoons:	5
Total fatalities:	1,309
Total damage:	Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

The 1995 Pacific typhoon season occurred all year round, unusual in that most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.¹

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1995 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

Notable Storms

Thirty five tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 26 became tropical storms. Fifteen storms reached typhoon intensity, five of them achieving super typhoon strength.

Tropical Depression One

Tropical Depression 01W TD
Duration	January 4 – January 9, 1995
Intensity	30 kts (55 km/h, 35 mph) (1-min), 1000 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Storm Chuck

Tropical Storm Chuck TS
Duration	April 23 – May 6, 1995
Intensity	35 kts (65 km/h, 40 mph) (1-min), 997 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Storm Deanna (Auring)

Tropical Storm Deanna TS
Duration	May 28 – June 9, 1995
Intensity	50 kts (90 km/h, 60 mph) (1-min), 987 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Storm Eli

Tropical Storm Eli TS
Duration	May 30 – June 9, 1995
Intensity	40 kts (75 km/h, 45 mph) (1-min), 994 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Faye

Typhoon Faye 3
Duration	July 12 – July 25, 1995
Intensity	105 kts (195 km/h, 120 mph) (1-min), 938 mbar (HPa)

On July 19, Tropical Storm Faye became the first typhoon of the season, tied for the second latest date of the first typhoon with 1977, only behind Otto of 1998. It tracked northwestward and reached a peak of 120 mph winds 2 days later. Faye turned northward, and after weakening slightly to a 110 typhoon it hit the south coast of South Korea on the 23rd. 16 people were reported dead, with moderate damage from flooding.

Tropical Storm Six

Tropical Storm 06W TS
Duration	July 25 – July 29, 1995
Intensity	35 kts (65 km/h, 40 mph) (1-min), 996 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Gary (Bebeng)

Typhoon Gary 1
Duration	July 27 – July 31, 1995
Intensity	65 kts (120 km/h, 75 mph) (1-min), 976 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Helen (Karing)

Typhoon Helen 1
Duration	August 3 – August 13, 1995
Intensity	70 kts (130 km/h, 80 mph) (1-min), 972 mbar (HPa)

When Typhoon Helen hit southern China on August 12, it brought landslides and flooding amounting to 23 fatalities.

Tropical Storm Irving (Diding)

Tropical Storm Irving TS
Duration	August 13 – August 21, 1995
Intensity	60 kts (110 km/h, 70 mph) (1-min), 980 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Storm Janis (Etang)

Tropical Storm Janis TS
Duration	August 17 – August 30, 1995
Intensity	55 kts (100 km/h, 65 mph) (1-min), 984 mbar (HPa)

An active monsoon trough developed Tropical Storm Janis, forming on August 17 and becoming a tropical storm on the 21st. Another tropical depression to Janis's west merged with the storm, weakening it rather than the typical strengthening after a merger. Janis continued northwestward, eventually restrengthening to a 65 mph tropical storm before hitting eastern China. It recurved to the northeast, and hit near Seoul, South Korea, on the 26th. The storm brought more rain to an area hit by a typhoon only a month before, causing an additional 45 deaths and $428.5 million in damage.

Tropical Depression Eleven

Tropical Depression 11W TD
Duration	August 21 – August 23, 1995
Intensity	25 kts (45 km/h, 30 mph) (1-min), 1002 mbar (HPa)

Super Typhoon Kent (Gening)

Super Typhoon Kent 4
Duration	August 24 – September 1, 1995
Intensity	130 kts (240 km/h, 150 mph) (1-min), 901 mbar (HPa)

Main article: Typhoon Kent (1995)

A tropical depression that formed on August 24 became a tropical storm on the 26th. Kent rapidly intensified on the 29th to a 150 mph super typhoon over the Luzon straight, but it weakened to a 110 mph typhoon as it made landfall on China near Hong Kong on the 31st. Kent caused 52 casualties, as well as $89 million in damage (1995 USD).

Typhoon Lois

Typhoon Lois 1
Duration	August 21 – August 31, 1995
Intensity	65 kts (120 km/h, 75 mph) (1-min), 976 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Mark

Typhoon Mark 2
Duration	August 28 – September 2, 1995
Intensity	95 kts (175 km/h, 110 mph) (1-min), 949 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Storm Nina (Helming)

Tropical Storm Nina TS
Duration	September 1 – September 8, 1995
Intensity	45 kts (80 km/h, 50 mph) (1-min), 991 mbar (HPa)

Tropical Depression Sixteen

Tropical Depression 16W TD
Duration	September 3 – September 11, 1995
Intensity	30 kts (55 km/h, 35 mph) (1-min), 1000 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Oscar

Super Typhoon Oscar 5
Duration	September 7 – September 18, 1995
Intensity	140 kts (260 km/h, 160 mph) (1-min), 898 mbar (HPa)

Typhoon Polly (Ising)

Typhoon Polly 2
Duration	September 9 – September 24, 1995
Intensity	90 kts (165 km/h, 105 mph) (1-min), 954 mbar (HPa)

Super Typhoon Ryan (Luding)

Super Typhoon Ryan 4
Duration	September 14 – September 24, 1995
Intensity	130 kts (240 km/h, 150 mph) (1-min), 897 mbar (HPa)

The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression over the South China Sea on September 14. It drifted northwestward, becoming a tropical storm on the 16th and a typhoon on the 19th. As Ryan turned northeastward, it rapidly intensified to become a super typhoon on the 21st, the first ever to form and reach that intensity in the South China Sea. The super typhoon passed south of Taiwan, and weakened to a 110 mph typhoon as it made landfall on southwestern Japan on the 23rd. Ryan only caused 5 deaths on its path.

Typhoon Sibyl (Mameng)

Storm path

108 fatalities and $38.5 million in damage (1995 USD) can be attributed to Typhoon Sibyl as it crossed the central Philippines on September 29. Sibyl actually strengthened while passing through the archipelago due to the contraction of the wind field.

Typhoon Ted

Storm path

Tropical Storm Val

Storm path

Super Typhoon Ward

Storm path

Typhoon Yvette

Storm path

Typhoon Zack (Pepang)

Storm path

Like Sibyl, Zack strengthened while crossing the central Philippines on October 28. The typhoon continued to intensify over the South China Sea to a 140 mph storm, but weakened to a 115 mph typhoon as it made landfall on eastern Vietnam on the 1st. Zach caused 110 deaths and heavy damage from flooding.

Super Typhoon Angela (Rosing)

Super Typhoon Angela 5
Duration	October 20 – November 7, 1995
Intensity	185 mph (298 km/h), 872 mbar (HPa)

Main article: Typhoon Angela (1995)

The monsoon trough that developed Yvette and Zach spawned another tropical depression on October 20. It moved to the west, organizing very slowly to become a tropical storm on the 26th. 2 days later Angela became a typhoon, and from the 31st to the 1st Angela rapidly intensified to a 185 mph (298 km/h) super typhoon. It maintained that intensity as it moved westward, hitting the Philippines on the 2nd as a slightly weaker 160 mph (260 km/h) storm. Angela continued to the west-northwest, where upper level winds caused it to dissipate on the 7th over the Gulf of Tonkin. Angela caused 9.33 billion Philippine Pesos (1995 pesos) in damage across the Philippines, resulting in 882 fatalities.²

Tropical Storm Brian

Storm path

Tropical Storm Colleen

Storm path

Tropical Depression 32/33

Tropical Depressions 32W and 33W, though operationally treated as two separate cyclones, were in actuality one system; a relative rare event that shows the difficulties of tracking poorly organized storms. 32 developed on November 30 east of the Philippines. Operationally it was said to have tracked to the northeast and dissipated, with a second area of convection to the west becoming 33W. 32's convection became disorganized with the shower activity heading northeastward, but the low level circulation remained behind and headed westward to be called 33. The depression headed west-southwest, where it brought heavy rain to the Philippines on the 4th and 5th, killing 14 people. The most recent example prior to this system that had two names was Tropical Storm Ken-Lola in the 1989 Pacific typhoon season.

Tropical Storm Dan

Storm path

1995 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. This was the last year the following names were used. The first storm of 1995 was named Chuck and the final one was named Dan.

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years. This is the same list used for the 1991 season, with the exception of Ulding, which replaced Uring. The name Rosing was retired after this season.

See also

Tropical cyclones portal

• 1995 Pacific hurricane season
• 1995 Atlantic hurricane season
• 1995 North Indian cyclone season
• 1995-96 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season

References

External links

• Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website.
• Philippine Area of Responsibility.
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
• Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names.

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