Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Tropical Storm Nellie (1973)
Nellie was a tropical storm of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 13, 1973 to March 23, 1973, about 10 days, and covered 2,405 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 964 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,405 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 441st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Chenge (2026), Tropical Storm Eleanor (2024), Tropical Storm Karim (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 338th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Hayley (2026), Cyclone Ian (1982), Cyclone Vern (1978) and 3 more.
- Energy: 40% of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.