Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1982 season
Cyclone Alex (1982)
Alex was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from October 18, 1981 to October 27, 1981, about 10 days, and covered 1,435 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,435 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1982 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.