Tropical cyclones in 2019


During 2019, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 150 systems formed with 102 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Halong, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of. Hurricane Dorian has the highest wind-speed, with 1-minute sustained wind speed of 185 mph.
Similar to the previous year, 2019 was above average in terms of the number of storms. The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which documented 29 named systems. The Eastern Pacific had an average season, although many of the storms were rather weak and short-lived, therefore the number of hurricanes was the least since 2010. The North Atlantic hurricane season experienced an above average number of tropical storm intensity systems, numbering 18, though most were rather weak and short-lived, especially late in the season. In the North Indian Ocean basin it was extremely active, breaking many records. This included Cyclone Kyarr, the strongest Arabian Sea Cyclone on record and second strongest ever in the North Indian Ocean. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins - South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific - was fairly significant, with the regions recording 25 named storms altogether, with the most intense Southern Hemisphere cyclone of the year, Cyclone Ambali from the Southwest Indian Ocean basin peaking at 155 mph and 930 millibars.
The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai in the South-West Indian Ocean, which killed at least 1,303 people in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar and the costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Hagibis in the Western Pacific Ocean, which caused more than $15 billion in damage after striking Japan.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

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January

The month of January was inactive, with only eight tropical cyclones forming, of which five were named. However, Tropical Storm Pabuk was the earliest-forming tropical storm of the western Pacific Ocean on record, breaking the previous record held by Typhoon Alice in 1979. Pabuk killed 10 people in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, causing $151 million in damage. Moderate Tropical Storm Eketsang killed 27 people in Madagascar in late-January.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
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MonaDecember 28, 2018 – January 995 985Solomon Islands, Fiji, TongaMinimal-
PabukDecember 31, 2018 – January 785 994Natuna Islands, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Andaman Islands$151 million10
01W January 4 – 2255 1004Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines$4.11 million9
11UJanuary 15 – 23Unspecified1004Java--
DesmondJanuary 17 – 2265 995Mozambique, MadagascarUnknown-
RileyJanuary 19 – 30120 974Maluku Islands, East Timor, West Australia--
13UJanuary 21 – 2555 999Cape York Peninsula--
EketsangJanuary 22 – 2475 993MadagascarUnknown27

February

The month of February was inactive, with only ten tropical cyclones forming, of which seven were named. However, Typhoon Wutip became the most-intense typhoon recorded in the month of February.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
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FunaniFebruary 3 – 10195 940Rodrigues--
06FFebruary 3 – 965 994Wallis and Futuna, Samoan Islands--
GelenaFebruary 4 – 14205 942Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues$1.02 million-
OmaFebruary 7 – 22130 974Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Queensland, New South Wales$51 million1
NeilFebruary 8 – 1065 994Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga--
08FFebruary 10 – 13Unspecified996Fiji, Tonga--
10FFebruary 11 – 13Unspecified996Wallis and Futuna, Fiji--
Wutip February 18 – March 2195 920Caroline Islands, Guam$3.3 million-
PolaFebruary 23 – March 2165 950Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga--
HalehFebruary 28 – March 7175 945---

March

Ten tropical cyclones formed in the month of March, including six named tropical cyclones. A total of five systems strengthened into the equivalent of at least a Category 3 major hurricane on the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale —the first such occurrence since September 2018. The month featured Cyclone Idai, which is currently the deadliest tropical cyclone of the year, responsible for 1,007 deaths in southern Africa. Idai was also the costliest cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean basin, inflicting more than $2 billion in damages. Tropical Storm Iba became the first tropical cyclone to develop in the South Atlantic since Anita in 2010.
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km/h
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IdaiMarch 4 – 16195 940Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe≥$2 billion1,303
15UMarch 6 – 11Unspecified1007Maluku Islands--
SavannahMarch 7 – 20175 951Bali, Java, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands>$7.5 million10
TLMarch 13 – 14UnspecifiedUnspecified---
03W March 14 – 19Unspecified1006Palau, Philippines$23,000-
TrevorMarch 15 – 26175 950Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory$710 thousand-
VeronicaMarch 18 – 31215 928Timor, Western Australia$1.2 billion-
JoaninhaMarch 18 – 30185 939Rodrigues--
IbaMarch 23 – 2885 1006Brazil--
TLMarch 31 – April 3Unspecified1005Southeastern Papua New Guinea--

April

April was an inactive month with six cyclones forming, of which four were named. Cyclone Kenneth became the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique on record. Kenneth killed 48 people, of which 41 were killed in the country of Mozambique. Cyclone Fani struck parts of India and Bangladesh, killing 72 people in Odisha, 17 people in Bangladesh, and 8 in Uttar Pradesh.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
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WallaceApril 1 – 16120 980Eastern Indonesia, Northern Territory, East Timor, Western Australia, Cocos Islands--
22UApril 5 – 1565 1006New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia--
KennethApril 21 – 29215 934Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi>$100 million50
LornaApril 21 – May 1150 964---
TLApril 21 – 2655 1003Sumatra, Cocos Islands--
FaniApril 26 – May 4215 932Sri Lanka, Odisha,Andhra Pradesh, East India, Bangladesh, Bhutan$8,12 billion89

May

May was a relatively inactive month with eight tropical cyclones forming. Four of these tropical cyclones reached the required intensity threshold to receive official names. Cyclone Lili developed at the beginning of the Australian region off-season, and struck East Timor and Indonesia's Maluku Islands, with rainfall-induced flooding causing minor damage to infrastructure and residential property. Cyclone Ann, another off-season Australian system, developed into a strong tropical storm on the SSHWS, and made landfall in Far North Queensland as a tropical low. Ann was the strongest Australian cyclone to develop in May since Rhonda in 1997. A subtropical storm named Jaguar formed in the South Atlantic, marking the second South Atlantic cyclone of the year, the first time two have occurred in the same year since 2016. The formation of the short-lived Subtropical Storm Andrea to the southwest of Bermuda began the Atlantic hurricane season early for the fifth year in a row.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
LiliMay 4 – 1175 997Eastern Indonesia, East Timor, Top End, KimberleyModerate-
TDMay 7 – 8Unspecified1006Yap Islands, Palau--
TDMay 7 – 15Unspecified1004Caroline Islands--
AnnMay 7 – 1895 993Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Southern Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Top End, Eastern Indonesia, East Timor--
TDMay 10 – 11Unspecified1006Yap Islands, Palau--
12FMay 16 – 2155 1002---
JaguarMay 20 – 2265 1010Brazil--
AndreaMay 20 – 2165 1006Bermuda--

June

June was an inactive month in terms of the number of tropical cyclones formed, with only five systems occurring in total. June 1 also marked the official commencement of the Atlantic hurricane season. After the year's longest period without any cyclone activity, the first system in the Arabian Sea for the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season formed on June 10. Named Vayu, the system intensified into a high-end very severe cyclonic storm on the Indian scale, equivalent to a minimal Category 3 major hurricane on the SSHWS. Late in the month, Hurricane Alvin became the first tropical cyclone of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, marking the latest start to the season since reliable records began in 1971. A tropical depression briefly reached tropical storm intensity near Japan on 27 June, and was named Sepat. The cyclone was the first tropical storm to form in the western Pacific in four months.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
VayuJune 10 – 19150 978Northern Maldives, Lakshadweep, Western India, Southeastern Pakistan>$140 thousand8
Sepat June 17 – 2875 992Caroline Islands, Japan--
TDJune 2655 1000Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan--
AlvinJune 25 – 29120 992Clarion Island--
04W June 26 – July 155 1006Caroline Islands, Palau--
BarbaraJune 30 – July 6250 930---

July

The month of July was the third most active month in terms of total tropical cyclones and in terms of named storms in the year, with thirteen tropical cyclones forming, of which ten were named, behind August. Among these storms, Hurricane Barry made landfall between Midwestern United States and Southeastern United States as tropical storm, causing $500 million in damages and one person was indirectly killed by the storm.
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km/h
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DeathsRefs
MunJuly 1 – 465 992Hainan, South China, Paracel Islands, Vietnam, Laos$240 thousand2
CosmeJuly 6 – 885 1001---
BarryJuly 11 – 15120 991Midwestern United States, Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast of the United States, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Great Lakes region, Northeastern United States≥ $600 million0
Four-EJuly 12 – 1455 1006---
Danas July 12 – 2185 985Yap Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, North China, Russian Far East, Kuril Islands$302 thousand4
GoringJuly 17 – 1955 996Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands--
DalilaJuly 22 – 2565 1005Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua--
ThreeJuly 22 – 2350 1013Bahamas--
01July 22 – 2445 1001---
NariJuly 24 – 2765 998Bonin Islands, Japan--
ErickJuly 27 – August 5215 952Hawaii--
FlossieJuly 28 – August 6130 990Hawaii--
WiphaJuly 30 – August 385 985Paracel Islands, Hainan, South China, Vietnam, Laos$44.3 million-

August

The month of August was the second-most active of the year with eighteen tropical cyclones forming, with fourteen being named, out of all the cyclones, Hurricane Dorian in the Atlantic was the strongest to form and the most deadly, with thousands suspected dead and many more unaccounted for, and Typhoon Lekima became the second most costliest storm in Chinese history, behind Typhoon Fitow of 2013.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
FranciscoAugust 1 – 7130 970Japan, Korean PeninsulaUnknown1
Lekima August 2 – 14195 925Caroline Islands, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East$9.28 billion91
GilAugust 3 – 565 1006---
KrosaAugust 5 – 16155 950Mariana Islands, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East$20.3 million3
BOB 03August 6 – 1155 988East India, Bangladesh--
TDAugust 6 – 855 996Philippines--
HenrietteAugust 12 – 1370 1005Central America, Southwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula--
TDAugust 17 – 18Unspecified1006---
TDAugust 19 – 21Unspecified1004Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China--
Bailu August 20 – 2795 985Philippines, Taiwan, South ChinaUnknown3
ChantalAugust 21 – 2465 1009Southeastern United States--
IvoAugust 21 – 25100 992Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula, Northwestern Mexico--
DorianAugust 24 – September 12295 910Leeward Islands, Barbados, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Southeastern United States. Atlantic Canada,$4.68billion63
Podul August 25 – 3185 992Yap, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia$2.35 million15
ErinAugust 26 – 2965 1005Eastern United StatesMinimal-
FaxaiAugust 30 – September 10155 955Wake Island, Japan$8.12 billion3
Kajiki August 30 – September 765 996Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos--
Lingling August 31 – September 7165 940Philippines, Ryukyu Islands$236 million8

September

The month of September was the most active of the year with twenty-five tropical cyclones forming, with nineteen being named. Out of all the cyclones, Hurricane Lorenzo in the Atlantic is the most intense of the month and become one of the largest and most powerful category 5 hurricanes on record for the central tropical Atlantic in the satellite era. Tropical Storm Fernand caused heavy flooding in Northwest Mexico, killing one person and causing at least $213 million in damage. The activity of the month in the Eastern Pacific became a record-tying most active in the month between 1966, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 2005 forming six named storms in the basin. Severe Tropical Storm Tapah worsened the flooding situation in the Philippines. No tropical cyclones were formed in South Atlantic.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
JulietteSeptember 1 – 7205 953---
TDSeptember 1 – 455 998Philippines--
FernandSeptember 3 – 585 1000Northwestern Mexico, Southern Texas$383 million1
GabrielleSeptember 3 – 10100 995Cape Verde, British Isles--
AkoniSeptember 4 – 665 1004---
TDSeptember 4 – 5Unspecified1006Caroline Islands--
TDSeptember 7 – 1055 1000Ryukyu Islands--
MarilynSeptember 7 – 1055 998Caroline Islands, Philippines--
KikoSeptember 12 – 25215 950---
HumbertoSeptember 13 – 20205 951Hispaniola, Cuba, Bahamas, Southeastern United States, Bermuda25 million1
PeipahSeptember 13 – 1665 1000Mariana Islands--
TDSeptember 15Unspecified996---
TDSeptember 17 – 20Unspecified1000---
Tapah September 17 – 23120 970Philippines--
LorenaSeptember 17 – 22140 987Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula--
MarioSeptember 17 – 23100 992---
JerrySeptember 17 – 25165 971Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico--
ImeldaSeptember 17 – 2175 1003Southwestern United States, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas$5 billion5
TDSeptember 17Unspecified1004Philippines--
KarenSeptember 22 – 2775 1002Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Puerto RicoMinimal-
HikaaSeptember 22 – 26140 978Gujarat, Oman--
LorenzoSeptember 23 – October 2260 925West Africa, Cape Verde, Eastern United States, Azores, British Isles, France≥$362 million10
Mitag September 25 – October 3140 965Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, East China, South Korea--
NardaSeptember 28 – October 1 50998Western Mexico, Southwestern Mexico--
Land 01September 29 – October 1UnspecifiedUnspecifiedGujarat--

October

The month of October as fairly active, with formation of Typhoon Hagibis, made landfall in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the worst typhoon in Japanese history since Ida in 1958. Hurricane Pablo became the easternmost Atlantic storm to ever strengthen into a hurricane, breaking Hurricane Vince’s record.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
TDOctober 1 – 3Unspecified1010---
HagibisOctober 4 – 13195 915Mariana Islands, South Korea, Japan, Russian Far East$15 billion95
MelissaOctober 11 – 14100 995Mid-Atlantic States, New England, Nova Scotia,--
EmaOctober 12 – 1485 1003---
FifteenOctober 14 – 1655 1006West Africa, Cape Verde--
Neoguri October 15 – 21140 992---
OctaveOctober 17 – 1975 1004---
BualoiOctober 18 – 25185 935---
NestorOctober 18 – 1995 996Central America, Mexico, Southeastern United States>$150 million0
PriscillaOctober 20 – 2165 1004Western Mexico>$3 million-
KyarrOctober 24 – November 1240 922Gujarat, Iran, Pakistan, Oman--
OlgaOctober 25 – 2665 998United States Gulf Coast>$100 million1
PabloOctober 25 – 28130 977Azores--
MatmoOctober 28 – November 1100 992Vietnam>$53 million-
MahaOctober 30 – November 7185 956India--
RebekahOctober 30 – November 175 987Azores--

November

The month of November was relatively inactive, with only eleven tropical cyclones forming. However, Typhoon Halong became the strongest storm of the year, peaking with a minimum central pressure of 905 millibars. Cyclone Bulbul caused extensive damage in West Bengal during the early period of the month, with damage estimates likely exceeding over US$2.5 billion. Typhoon Nakri, far earlier in the month, and Typhoon Kammuri, near the end of the month, both lashed parts of the Philippines with heavy rainfall and strong wind, killing 34 people in the country in total. Additionally, Tropical Cyclone Rita became the first cyclone of the 2019-20 South Pacific cyclone season.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
HalongNovember 2 – 9215 905---
Nakri November 4 – 11120 980Philippines>$40 million22
BulbulNovember 5 – 11155 980Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East India, Bangladesh38
FengshenNovember 10 – 18155 965Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands--
Kalmaegi November 11 – 21120 980Philippines--
RaymondNovember 15 – 1785 1000Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula--
Twenty-One-ENovember 16 – 1855 1006Southwest Mexico--
Fung-wong November 19 – 24100 990Philippines--
SebastienNovember 19 – 25100 994Leeward Islands--
TDNovember 22–23Not specified1010---
RitaNovember 22 – 27120 978Solomon Islands, Vanuatu--
Kammuri November 24 - December 6165 950Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines12
TDNovember 26–2955 1002Mariana Islands--
TDNovember 29 - December 155 1002Caroline Islands--

December

The month of December was only slightly active, with nine tropical cyclones forming but only six tropical cyclones being named. However, Ambali became the strongest storm of the month, peaking with a minimum central pressure of 930 millibars and maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, thus becoming the first very intense tropical cyclone in the basin since Fantala in 2016 and also becoming the first cyclone of the 2019-20 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Adding to the season, Cyclone Belna formed and made a destructive landfall in northwestern Madagascar, killing 9 people. Additionally, before becoming the last typhoon of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoon Phanfone made a devastating landfall in the Philippines on Christmas Eve causing over ₱3,39 billion in damage and leaving 50 people in the nation dead.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h
Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
BelnaDecember 2 – 11185 955Seychelles, Mayotte, Comoros, Madagascar> $25 million9
PawanDecember 2 – 775 999SomaliaUnknown1
ARB 06December 3 – 595 1002Tamil NaduUnknown25
AmbaliDecember 3 – 8220 930---
ARB 08December 8 – 1055 1004Socotra, Somalia--
02FDecember 19 – 23Unspecified999---
Phanfone December 19–29175 970Caroline Islands, Philippines50
SaraiDecember 23 – January 2, 2020110 972Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Southern Cook Islands$2.3 million2
CalviniaDecember 27 - January 1, 2020120 973Mauritius, RodriguesUnknown-

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