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Typhoon Angela (1995)
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Super Typhoon Angela was a very powerful Category 5
typhoon
with 180 mi/h sustained winds.
Angela caused 9.33 billion Philippine pesos (1995 pesos) in damage across the Philippines, resulting in 882 fatalities. It was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 25 years.
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More than 900 people perished due to the catastrophic typhoon. It wreaked havoc over Metro Manila
, Calabarzon Region and Bicol Region. Initially it caused 9.33 billion pesos of damage, but later on it grew into 10.829 billion pesos
.
Throughout the affected area, more than 96,000 houses were destroyed, along with bridges and roads. The worst impact was in the Southern Bicol Region. Impact was also significant in Manila, which Angela nearly passed right over, and Catanduanes
. In Calauag, storm surge
and flooding from a dam failure killed 121 people. In nearby Paracale, mudslides killed more than a hundred people. Power outage
s impacted one third of the country. After 11 years, Typhoon Xangsane
also passed over Manila causing damages.
Angela's 872 mbar pressure reading makes it one of the strongest typhoons on record. While this is low by the standards of any sea-level location, it is still behind Typhoon Tip
, the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. However, Angela is an unofficial contender for world's most intense tropical cyclone. In a study utilizing the Dvorak technique
for analysis of post-1987 typhoons, the authors concluded that Angela, Typhoon Megi
and 1992's Gay were higher on the scale than Tip. The authors also thought that Angela may have been slightly more intense than Gay, and hence Tip.
Angela was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since 1970's Joan
.
On a weather observatory on Catanduanes
reported winds of 260 kilometre per hour. This makes it the typhoon with third-highest windspeeds recorded in the Philippines.
Because of Rosing's death toll and damages in the Philippines, the name Rosing was retired by PAGASA. Angela's JTWC name was not retired. However, this is the last time these names were used as a new set of names was adopted starting in the 2000 season
.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds...
typhoon
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
with 180 mi/h sustained winds.
Angela caused 9.33 billion Philippine pesos (1995 pesos) in damage across the Philippines, resulting in 882 fatalities. It was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 25 years.
Storm history
The monsoon trough that developed also Yvette and Zack spawned another tropical depression on October 20 in conjunction with a tropical disturbance that originated in the Marshall Islands. It moved to the west, organizing very slowly to become a tropical storm on October 26. Two days later Angela became a typhoon, and from the October 31 to November 1 Angela rapidly intensified to a 185 mph (297.7 km/h) super typhoon. It maintained that intensity as it moved westward, hitting the Philippines on November 2 as a slightly weaker 160 mph (257.5 km/h) typhoon. Angela continued to the west-northwest, where upper level winds caused it to dissipate on November 7 over the Gulf of TonkinGulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of the South China Sea, lying off the coast of northeastern Vietnam.-Etymology:The name Tonkin, written "東京" in Hán tự and Đông Kinh in romanised Vietnamese, means "Eastern Capital", and is the former toponym for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam...
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Impact, records, and retirement
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, Calabarzon Region and Bicol Region. Initially it caused 9.33 billion pesos of damage, but later on it grew into 10.829 billion pesos
Philippine peso
The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used...
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Throughout the affected area, more than 96,000 houses were destroyed, along with bridges and roads. The worst impact was in the Southern Bicol Region. Impact was also significant in Manila, which Angela nearly passed right over, and Catanduanes
Catanduanes
Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel. As of 2007, the population of the province is 232,757 people.-Etymology:"Isla de Cobos" was Catanduanes' first...
. In Calauag, storm surge
Storm surge
A storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones. Storm surges are caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface. The wind causes the water to pile up higher than the ordinary sea...
and flooding from a dam failure killed 121 people. In nearby Paracale, mudslides killed more than a hundred people. Power outage
Power outage
A power outage is a short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.There are many causes of power failures in an electricity network...
s impacted one third of the country. After 11 years, Typhoon Xangsane
Typhoon Xangsane
The name Xangsane has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a Laotian word for elephant.* 2000's Typhoon Xangsane - affected the Philippines and Taiwan....
also passed over Manila causing damages.
Angela's 872 mbar pressure reading makes it one of the strongest typhoons on record. While this is low by the standards of any sea-level location, it is still behind Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone on record. The nineteenth tropical storm and twelfth typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season, Tip developed out of a disturbance in the monsoon trough on October 4 near Pohnpei...
, the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. However, Angela is an unofficial contender for world's most intense tropical cyclone. In a study utilizing the Dvorak technique
Dvorak technique
The Dvorak technique is a widely used system to subjectively estimate tropical cyclone intensity based solely on visible and infrared satellite images. Several agencies issue Dvorak intensity numbers for cyclones of sufficient intensity...
for analysis of post-1987 typhoons, the authors concluded that Angela, Typhoon Megi
Typhoon Megi (2010)
Typhoon Megi was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record, attaining the lowest atmospheric pressure since Vanessa in 1984 and the highest 10-minute sustained winds since Bess in 1982 in the northwestern Pacific Ocean...
and 1992's Gay were higher on the scale than Tip. The authors also thought that Angela may have been slightly more intense than Gay, and hence Tip.
Angela was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since 1970's Joan
Typhoon Joan (1970)
Super Typhoon Joan was the first of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the second being Super Typhoon Kate...
.
On a weather observatory on Catanduanes
Catanduanes
Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel. As of 2007, the population of the province is 232,757 people.-Etymology:"Isla de Cobos" was Catanduanes' first...
reported winds of 260 kilometre per hour. This makes it the typhoon with third-highest windspeeds recorded in the Philippines.
Because of Rosing's death toll and damages in the Philippines, the name Rosing was retired by PAGASA. Angela's JTWC name was not retired. However, this is the last time these names were used as a new set of names was adopted starting in the 2000 season
2000 Pacific typhoon season
The 2000 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2000, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November...
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