Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1977 season
Tropical Storm Verna (1977)
Verna was a tropical storm of the 1977 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 28, 1977 to May 3, 1977, about 5 days, and covered 778 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 973 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 973 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 778 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
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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: 432nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Tropical Storm Glenda (2015), Cyclone Evariste (2001) and 9 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1977 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.