Tropical cyclones in 1995


During 1995, tropical cyclones formed within seven different bodies of water called basins. To date, 110 tropical cyclones formed, of which 74 were given names by various weather agencies. The strongest storm and the deadliest storm of the year was Typhoon Angela, which reached a minimum central pressure of and caused a total of 936 deaths throughout the Philippines. The costliest storm of the year was Hurricane Opal, which caused $4.7 billion in damage throughout Central America and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The accumulated cyclone energy index for the 1995, as calculated by Colorado State University was 779.3 units.
1995 was a slightly below-average year for tropical cyclone formation; the most active basin of the year was the Western Pacific basin, featuring a slightly below-average number of storms. The Northern Atlantic was highly active, becoming the fourth-most active hurricane season on record. Both the Eastern Pacific and the Northern Indian Ocean basins were below-average, with the Eastern Pacific featuring 11 systems, a record low for the basin. The Southern Hemisphere was relatively average, with the exception of the Southern Pacific, where both the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons became some of the most inactive seasons in the basin on record. Four Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 1995.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

During the early months of 1995, an El Niño was still in effect throughout the Eastern Pacific, though by June it had transitioned into a La Niña as the waters cooled rapidly.

Summary



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Systems

January

January was an inactive month, featuring only 6 systems of which 5 attained gale-force winds and were named. Bentha stayed mostly out to sea, bringing rainfall and winds to the Mascarene Islands. Celeno was a rare tropical cyclone that formed in the Mediterranean Sea, making landfall in Libya. Dorina was the strongest storm of the month, peaking as an intense tropical cyclone. Fodah affected the landmasses surrounding the Mozambique Channel and Gail produced heavy gusts in the Mascarene Islands. Only 1 storm, 01W, was not part of the 1994–95 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BenthaJanuary 2–685 984Mascarene Islands, Tromelin Island-
01WJanuary 7–855 1000Marshall Islands--
CelenoJanuary 14–1755 Not specifiedLibyaUnknownUnknown
DorinaJanuary 18–February 1175 925Mascarene Islands-
FodahJanuary 22–28100 970Mozambique, Madagascar-
GailJanuary 31–February 11120 970Mascarene Islands-

February

February was an extremely inactive month, featuring only 3 systems of which all 3 were named by their respective Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres. Heida, the first storm of the month, stayed out to sea, affecting no landmasses. Bobby became the strongest storm of the month, making landfall near Onslow on February 25, causing $8.5 million in damages and killing 8 people as a result. Ingrid was also a relatively strong storm, causing wind gusts over the Mascarene Islands.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
HeidaFebruary 3–875 990---
BobbyFebruary 19–27195 925Western Australia, Northern Territory$8.5 million8
IngridFebruary 22–March 3150 945Mascarene Islands-

March

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
VioletMarch 2–8155 960Queensland--
WarrenMarch 4–7150 960Queensland, Northern Territory--
JostaMarch 5–12105 972Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar-
KylieMarch 6–1485 984Mascarene Islands-
LidyMarch 14–2055 996Mascarene Islands-
18PMarch 16–1755 1000Fiji--
MarleneMarch 29–April 11185 920--

April

April was an extremely inactive month, featuring only 4 systems, of which 2 had gale-force winds and were named. [Cyclone Cyclone Chloe (1995)|Chloe (1995)|Chloe] was the first storm of the month, reaching the highest category on the Australian scale, making it the strongest storm of the month. Chloe made landfall just shy of peak intensity. 20P was a short-lived system, lasting for only one day. Cyclone Agnes was a strong but also small cyclone, peaking as a Category-3 equivalent cyclone. Tropical Storm Chuck was the final storm of the month, staying out to sea for the duration of its life.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
ChloeApril 3–9220 920Western Australia, Northern Territory--
20PApril 3–445 1004---
AgnesApril 16–23185 945Papua New Guinea--
ChuckApril 27–May 465 998Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands--

May

May was an exceptionally weak month, with none of the 7 systems that formed intensifying into tropical storms. BOB 01 and BOB 02 were the first storms of the month, with BOB 02 causing 39 fatalities in Andhra Pradesh. A tropical depression formed thereafter and became the strongest storm of the month, with a minimum central pressure of 996 hPa. BOB 03 formed a day later, killing 107 people in Odisha. One-E became the first storm of the 1995 Pacific hurricane season; it affected no landmasses. The month finished with 2 tropical depressions forming in the Western Pacific.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BOB 01May 5–755 Not specifiedSouth India--
BOB 02May 8–1055 Not specifiedAndhra Pradesh-39
TDMay 13–15Not specified996Ryukyu Islands--
BOB 03May 14–1855 Not specifiedOdisha-107
One-EMay 21–2355 1005---
TDMay 24–25Not specified1008---
TDMay 30–June 255 1004South China--

June

June was an inactive month, featuring 6 systems, of which 4 were named. Deanna was the first storm of the month, affecting the Philippines, Taiwan, and China. Allison was the second storm of the month and the first in the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, peaking as a Category 1 hurricane and affecting the Southeastern United States. Tropical Storm Eli and 2 unnamed tropical depression in the Western Pacific were all weak and relatively short-lived. Hurricane Adolph was the last named storm and strongest storm of the month, having peaked with 1-min winds of, making it a Category 4 hurricane.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Deanna (Auring)June 1–875 996Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands--
AllisonJune 3–6120 987Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Carolinas, Atlantic Canada$1.7 million1
EliJune 4–955 1002---
TDJune 8–9Not specified1000South China--
AdolphJune 15–21215 948---
TDJune 28–29Not specified1004Vietnam--

July

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BarryJuly 5–10110 990Atlantic Canada--
BarbaraJuly 7–18220 940---
TDJuly 7–8Not specified1000---
ChantalJuly 12–20110 991Atlantic Canada--
TDJuly 16–19Not specified1006Vietnam--
Faye (Bebeng)July 16–25140 950Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, KoreaUnknown16
CosmeJuly 17–22120 985---
DalilaJuly 24–August 2100 994---
06WJuly 25–2955 1004Philippines--
DeanJuly 28–August 275 999Texas$500,0001
GaryJuly 28–August 2100 980Philippines, China-2
TDJuly 28–30Not specified998South China, Vietnam--
TDJuly 30Not specified1016---
ErinJuly 31–August 6155 973Bahamas, Jamaica, Eastern United States, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri$700 million16

August

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
ErickAugust 1–8100 994---
SixAugust 5–755 1002Mexico--
FlossieAugust 7–14130 978Baja California Peninsula$5 million1
Helen (Karing)August 7–13110 985Philippines, South China--
TDAugust 7–8Not specified1010---
FelixAugust 8–22220 929Puerto Rico, Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iceland, United Kingdom$3.63 million9
GabrielleAugust 9–12110 988Mexico, TexasMinimal6
Irving (Diding)August 17–2085 990South China--
GilAugust 19–27100 993MexicoMinimal-
Janis (Etang)August 20–2685 990Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Korea$429 million45
11WAugust 21–2245 1002Ryukyu Islands--
HumbertoAugust 22–September 1175 968---
IrisAugust 22–September 4175 965Leeward Islands, EuropeUnknown5
JerryAugust 22–2865 1002Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina$40 million8
TDAugust 22–23Not specified1002---
Kent (Gening)August 24–30155 945Philippines, Taiwan, China$418.9 million52
LoisAugust 24–3195 980South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand--
KarenAugust 26–September 385 1000---
LuisAugust 27–September 11240 935Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Northeastern USA, Newfoundland$3.3 billion19
MarkAugust 30–September 2120 985---

September

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
HenrietteSeptember 1–8155 970Mexico, Baja California Peninsula--
Nina (Helming)September 2–775 992Philippines, South Korea--
16WSeptember 5–1045 1005Vietnam--
FourteenSeptember 9–1355 1008---
TDSeptember 9–10Not specified1006---
MarilynSeptember 12–22185 949Leeward Islands, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bermuda$2.5 billion13
IsmaelSeptember 12–16130 983Mexico, Southwestern United States$26 million116
OscarSeptember 12–17185 925Japan$6.7 million8
Polly (Ising)September 14–21140 960---
BOB 04September 15–1745 998Myanmar, Odisha, East India--
Ryan (Luding)September 15–24155 940Philippines, Taiwan, Japan--
JulietteSeptember 16–26240 930Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula, California--
NoelSeptember 26–October 7120 987---
BOB 05September 26–2885 Not specifiedWest Bengal, East India--
OpalSeptember 27–October 5240 916Guatemala, Yucatán Peninsula, U.S. Gulf Coast, Ohio River Valley, Ontario$4.7 billion63
Sibyl (Mameng)September 27–October 495 985Philippines, China$38.5 million108
21WSeptember 28–2945 1006Vietnam--
22WSeptember 30–October 155 1016---

October

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
PabloOctober 4–895 994---
23WOctober 5–645 1004Vietnam--
RoxanneOctober 7–21185 956Mexico$1.5 billion29
TedOctober 7–1495 990Philippines, South China--
ValOctober 8–1475 996Mariana Islands--
TDOctober 11Not specified1006---
ARB 01October 13–1785 996West India, Oman, Yemen, Somalia--
Ward (Neneng)October 16–22155 940Mariana Islands--
SebastienOctober 20–25100 1001Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico--
Yvette (Oniang)October 23–2795 985Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, ThailandUnknownUnknown
Zack (Pepang)October 24–November 2165 950Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia-110
Angela (Rosing)October 25–November 7215 910Micronesia, Philippines, South China, Vietnam$317 million936
TanyaOctober 27–November 1140 972AzoresMinimal1

November

November was an inactive month, with only 5 systems having formed in the month, of which 3 were named by their respective agencies. Brian was the first storm of the month, having stayed out to sea. BOB 06, also known as the 1995 India cyclone, caused extensive loss of life throughout India and Nepal, with a significant portion of the deaths being related to avalanches or landslides. Colleen was a weak and short-lived storm in the Western Pacific that stayed out to sea. Daryl–Agnielle was a strong cyclone that stayed out to sea, peaking as a Category 5 cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale and becoming the strongest storm of the month. BOB 07 was another deadly cyclone, killing 172 people, of which at least 100 were fishermen.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BrianNovember 1–375 998Mariana Islands--
BOB 06November 6–10120 978India, Bangladesh, Nepal$48.83 million236
ColleenNovember 13–1455 1004---
Daryl–AgnielleNovember 16–27175 925---
BOB 07November 21–25190 956Sumatra, Myanmar, BangladeshUnknown172

December

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
32W/33W (Sendang)December 1–455 1004Philippines-14
EmmaDecember 2–1675 990Christmas IslandMinor-
FrankDecember 6–13175 950Western AustraliaMinor-
34WDecember 7–1455 1002Vietnam--
GertieDecember 17–24140 965Western AustraliaMinor-
Dan (Trining)December 25–31100 985Caroline Islands, PhilippinesUnknownUnknown
B2December 28–3155 995Mascarene IslandsUnknownUnknown

Global effects

There are a total of seven tropical cyclone basins that tropical cyclones typically form in this table, data from all these basins are added.