Seven storms have been named Elsie since 1981: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1987 and 1998) and five in the West Pacific (1981, 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1992). The strongest, in 1981, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h).
Elsie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1998 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 16 days.
Cyclone Elsie (1998): track and historyElsie formed in the West Pacific in October 1992 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Super Typhoon Elsie (1992): track and historyElsie formed in the West Pacific in October 1989 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near San Mariano, Philippines and last near Phố Châu, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Super Typhoon Elsie (1989): track and historyElsie formed in the West Pacific in August 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Elsie (1988): track and historyElsie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Elsie (1987): track and historyElsie formed in the West Pacific in January 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Elsie (1985): track and historyElsie formed in the West Pacific in September 1981 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 895 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Super Typhoon Elsie (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie 1989 | San Mariano, Philippines | 1989-10-19 03:00 | 125 mph / 205 km/h |
| Elsie 1989 | Phố Châu, Vietnam | 1989-10-22 09:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Elsie 1987 | 19.6°S 120.9°E | 1987-02-25 09:00 | 65 mph / 105 km/h |
Storms named Elsie 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 Elsie in 1998, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 4, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 16 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1985 and 1981.
Super Typhoon Elsie in 1981 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 895 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September. The weakest of the seven, in 1985, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).