Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1989 season
Cyclone Hanitra / Leon (1989)
Hanitra / Leon was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 13, 1989 to March 1, 1989, about 16 days, and covered 3,314 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 954 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 3,314 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 34.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 51st highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Batsirai (2022), Cyclone Halima (2022), Cyclone Kenneth (2019) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 251st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ancha (2025), Cyclone Willy (2005), Cyclone Crystal (2003) and 15 more.
- Energy: 21% of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.