Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1999 season
Cyclone Birenda / Damien (1999)
Birenda / Damien was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 21, 1999 to February 3, 1999, about 13 days, and covered 3,336 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,336 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 300th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Cyclone Jude (2025), Cyclone Hidaya (2024) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.