 Oscar at peak intensity on September 15 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 12, 1995 |
| Extratropical | September 18, 1995 |
| Dissipated | September 20, 1995 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 925 hPa (mbar); 27.32 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 260 km/h (160 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Missing | 3 |
| Damage | $6.7 million (1995 USD) |
| Areas affected | Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1995 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Oscar was a powerful typhoon that brushed Japan before recurving to its east. The seventeenth tropical cyclone and second super typhoon of the moderately active 1995 Pacific typhoon season, Oscar formed as a tropical depression a few hundred miles east-northeast of Guam. The tropical depression then strengthened into a tropical storm, and was given the name Oscar. It then reached typhoon status on September 14, becoming a super typhoon later that same day. Oscar recurved northeastwards two days later, skirted past Honshū on 17 September and became extratropical on 18 September.
Oscar affected Tokyo, where numerous buildings sustained severe damage from high winds and several major highways were shut down. At least 20 people were injured by flying debris in Japan.[1] One person was killed in a landslide and another drowned in a flood. Seven more people were killed by Typhoon Oscar throughout the country.[2] Three other people were also listed as missing due to the storm.[3] Although it never made landfall, losses from the storm throughout Japan still amounted to 612.3 million yen (US$6.7 million).
- ^ "Typhoon Oscar injures 20 from debris" The Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 12-1-5.
- ^ "NEWS:Typhoon Oscar threatens Japan". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "At least 2 killed and 3 injured by Typhoon Oscar"". The New York Times. 18 September 1995. Retrieved 5 January 2012.