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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Gwenda (1999)
2 April 1999 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Gwenda formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 2 April 1999 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 2 April 1999
- Dissipated
- 8 April 1999
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Australia135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Evrina:frederic259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Vance232 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Davina204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Elaine185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth