Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Bella (1973)
Bella was a tropical storm of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 19, 1973 to March 25, 1973, about 6 days, and covered 850 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 998 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 850 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 972nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Depression Hutelle (1993), Tropical Storm Pearl (1984) and 1 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.