Three storms have been named Amy since 1980: two in the West Pacific (1991 and 1994) and one in the Southern Hemisphere (1980). The strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Amy formed in the West Pacific in July 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made landfall near Thị Trấn Sao Vàng, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Amy (1994): track and historyAmy formed in the West Pacific in July 1991 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It made landfall near Shantou, China. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Typhoon Amy (1991): track and historyAmy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1980 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Amy (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy 1994 | Thị Trấn Sao Vàng, Vietnam | 1994-07-30 18:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Amy 1991 | Shantou, China | 1991-07-19 09:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Amy 1980 | 20.0°S 119.8°E | 1980-01-10 02:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
Storms named Amy appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Amy in 1994, in the West Pacific. It formed on July 25, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 7 days. It made landfall near Thị Trấn Sao Vàng, Vietnam. Before that, the name was used in 1991 and 1980.
Typhoon Amy in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in July and made landfall near Shantou, China. The weakest of the three, in 1994, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).