Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1979 season
Tropical Storm Kevin (1979)
Kevin was a tropical storm of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 2, 1979 to May 12, 1979, about 10 days, and covered 2,116 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 986 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,116 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 664th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Luana (2026), Cyclone Alvaro (2024), Cyclone Billy (2022) and 4 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1979 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.