Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1999 season
Cyclone Elaine (1999)
Elaine was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 15, 1999 to March 20, 1999, about 5 days, and covered 1,562 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,562 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 193rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Edwige (1996), Cyclone Flossy (1996), Cyclone Ingrid (1995) and 3 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.