 Angela at peak intensity nearing the Philippines on November 1 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 25, 1995 |
| Dissipated | November 7, 1995 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 285 km/h (180 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 879 hPa (mbar); 25.96 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 936 total |
| Damage | $315 million |
| Areas affected | |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1995 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Angela, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rosing, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in November 1995, and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 1995. Typhoon Angela was the third storm in a row that struck the Philippines, following Yvette and Zack. Typhoon Angela was the twenty-ninth tropical cyclone, and the fifth super typhoon of the moderately active 1995 Pacific typhoon season.
Angela caused PHP 9.33 billion worth of damage across the Philippines, in addition to 882 fatalities. It was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Joan in 1970, and the costliest since Typhoon Mike in 1990.