Four storms have been named Brian since 1980: three in the West Pacific (1989, 1992 and 1995) and one in the Southern Hemisphere (1980). The strongest, in 1992, peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).
Brian formed in the West Pacific in October 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Brian (1995): track and historyBrian formed in the West Pacific in October 1992 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Brian (1992): track and historyBrian formed in the West Pacific in September 1989 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made landfall near Diễn Thành, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Typhoon Brian (1989): track and historyBrian formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1980 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Cyclone Brian (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian 1989 | Diễn Thành, Vietnam | 1989-10-03 09:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
Storms named Brian 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 Brian in 1995, in the West Pacific. It formed on October 29, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1992, 1989 and 1980.
Typhoon Brian in 1992 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in October. The weakest of the four, in 1995, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).