Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Cyclone Helinda / Pancho (1997)
Helinda / Pancho was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 13, 1997 to February 14, 1997, about 32 days, and covered 5,162 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 32 days
- Track length
- 5,162 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 42.1
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: 18th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone John (2000), Cyclone Paul (2000), Cyclone Chantelle / Daniella (1997) and 4 more.
- Energy: 22% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.