Typhoon Rosing

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The name Rosing has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA for nine tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific.

  • Typhoon Kit (1963) (T6318, 35W, Rosing) – became a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon but did not affect any land areas.
  • Typhoon Marge (1967) (T6718, 22W, Rosing) – struck the Philippines.
  • Typhoon Lucy (1971) (T7116, 17W, Rosing) – struck the Philippines and China.
  • Typhoon June (1975) (T7520, 23W, Rosing) – one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record, reaching 875 millibars.
  • Typhoon Owen (1979) (T7915, 19W, Rosing) – struck Japan and caused 12 deaths.
  • Severe Tropical Storm Joe (1983) (T8314, 15W, Rosing) – struck the Philippines and China.
  • Tropical Storm Maury (1987) (T8721, 21W, Rosing) – struck the Philippines and Vietnam.
  • Typhoon Mireille (1991) (T9119, 21W, Rosing) – struck Japan and became the country's costliest typhoon ever.
  • Typhoon Angela (1995) (T9520, 29W, Rosing) – a strong Category 5-equivalent typhoon that caused 882 fatalities and severe damage across the Philippines.

The name Rosing was retired because of the destruction it caused in the Philippines in 1995.

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