Three storms have been named Colleen since 1989: one in the Central Pacific (1995) and two in the West Pacific (1989 and 1992). The strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).
Colleen formed in the Central Pacific in November 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Colleen (1995): track and historyColleen formed in the West Pacific in October 1992 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near San Jose del Monte, Philippines and last near Đức Phổ, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Typhoon Colleen (1992): track and historyColleen 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 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Typhoon Colleen (1989): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen 1992 | San Jose del Monte, Philippines | 1992-10-26 00:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Colleen 1992 | Đức Phổ, Vietnam | 1992-10-28 03:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
Storms named Colleen 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 Colleen in 1995, in the Central Pacific. It formed on November 10, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1992 and 1989.
Typhoon Colleen in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September. The weakest of the three, in 1995, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).