Four storms have been named Ellie since 1991: two in the Southern Hemisphere (2009 and 2022) and two in the West Pacific (1991 and 1994). The strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Ellie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2022 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. The system was tracked for 18 days.
Tropical Storm Ellie (2022): track and historyEllie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It made landfall near Atherton, Australia. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Ellie (2009): track and historyEllie formed in the West Pacific in August 1994 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Tianfu, China and last near Xiuyan, China. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Typhoon Ellie (1994): track and historyEllie formed in the West Pacific in August 1991 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Ellie (1991): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie 2022 | 13.6°S 129.9°E | 2022-12-22 14:00 | 50 mph / 80 km/h |
| Ellie 2009 | Atherton, Australia | 2009-02-01 15:00 | 40 mph / 60 km/h |
| Ellie 1994 | Tianfu, China | 1994-08-15 15:00 | 65 mph / 105 km/h |
| Ellie 1994 | Xiuyan, China | 1994-08-16 03:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
Storms named Ellie 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 Ellie in 2022, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 21, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 18 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2009, 1994 and 1991.
Typhoon Ellie in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August. The weakest of the four, in 2009, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).