Three storms have been named Ernie since 1989: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1989 and 2017) and one in the West Pacific (1996). The strongest, in 2017, peaked as a Category 5 cyclone with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).
Ernie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2017 and peaked as a Category 5 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Cyclone Ernie (2017): track and historyErnie formed in the West Pacific in November 1996 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Piat, Philippines and last near Sóc Trăng, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Ernie (1996): track and historyErnie formed in the Southern Hemisphere in May 1989 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Ernie (1989): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie 1996 | Piat, Philippines | 1996-11-08 06:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Ernie 1996 | Sóc Trăng, Vietnam | 1996-11-16 12:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
Storms named Ernie 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 Ernie in 2017, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on April 4, peaked at 160 mph (260 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1996 and 1989.
Cyclone Ernie in 2017 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 cyclone with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April. The weakest of the three, in 1989, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).