Three storms have been named Becky since 1990: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2007) and two in the West Pacific (1990 and 1993). The strongest, in 1990, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
Becky formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2007 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Cyclone Becky (2007): track and historyBecky formed in the West Pacific in September 1993 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Taishan, China. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Becky (1993): track and historyBecky formed in the West Pacific in August 1990 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Magapit, Philippines and last near Phúc Trạch, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Becky (1990): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky 1993 | Taishan, China | 1993-09-17 03:00 | 65 mph / 105 km/h |
| Becky 1990 | Magapit, Philippines | 1990-08-26 09:00 | 70 mph / 115 km/h |
| Becky 1990 | Phúc Trạch, Vietnam | 1990-08-29 15:00 | 70 mph / 115 km/h |
Storms named Becky 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 Cyclone Becky in 2007, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 24, peaked at 80 mph (130 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1993 and 1990.
Typhoon Becky in 1990 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August and made landfall near Magapit, Philippines. The weakest of the three, in 1993, peaked at 75 mph (120 km/h).