Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1999 season
Cyclone Vance (1999)
Vance was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 14, 1999 to March 23, 1999, about 9 days, and covered 3,224 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,224 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.8
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: 14th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Carina (2006), Cyclone Dina (2002), Cyclone Litanne (1994).
- Energy: 14% of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.