Hurricane History Map

1993 South-West Indian season

17 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1993, from 25 September 1992 to 7 May 1993.

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Years1993
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1993 season in numbers

The record holds 17 storms for the 1993 South-West Indian season, of which 14 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 6 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 17storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 6cyclone strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 90accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1993

  • Jourdanne (1993)1 April 1993 to 10 April 1993, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Edwina (1993)16 January 1993 to 30 January 1993, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 925 hPa
  • Colina (1993)11 January 1993 to 21 January 1993, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 970 hPa
  • Konita (1993)29 April 1993 to 7 May 1993, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 955 hPa
  • Finella (1993)10 February 1993 to 16 February 1993, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 984 hPa

All 17 storms of 1993

StormPeak
Aviona Category 1
Babie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Ken Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Colina Category 2
Edwina Category 3
Dessilia Tropical storm
Lena Tropical storm
Finella Category 1
Gracia Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Hutelle Tropical depression
Ionia Tropical storm
Jourdanne Category 4
Monty Tropical storm
Konita Category 2

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