Hurricane History Map

1994 South-West Indian season

23 storms formed in the South-West Indian basin in 1994, from 7 November 1993 to 2 May 1994.

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Years1994
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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 1994 season in numbers

The record holds 23 storms for the 1994 South-West Indian season, of which 22 had names.23 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 23storms
  • 23tropical storm strength or more
  • 13cyclone strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 232accumulated 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 1994

  • Geralda (1994)25 January 1994 to 9 February 1994, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 905 hPa
  • Litanne (1994)5 March 1994 to 19 March 1994, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 910 hPa
  • Nadia (1994)16 March 1994 to 2 April 1994, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 925 hPa
  • Sharon (1994)12 March 1994 to 22 March 1994, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 930 hPa
  • Hollanda (1994)5 February 1994 to 15 February 1994, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 940 hPa

All 23 storms of 1994

StormPeak
Alexina Tropical storm
Bettina Tropical storm
Cecilia Category 2
Naomi Tropical storm
Oscar Tropical storm
Daisy Category 2
Farah:pearl Category 2
Edmea Tropical storm
Quenton Category 1
Geralda Category 5
Hollanda Category 3
Ivy Category 3
Julita Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Litanne Category 4
Kelvina Tropical storm
Mariola Category 2
Sharon Category 3
Nadia Category 4
Odille Category 3
Tim Tropical storm
Vivienne Category 1
Willy Tropical storm

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