Two storms have been named Gavin since 1985: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1985 and 1997). The strongest, in 1997, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
Gavin formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1997 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone Gavin (1997): track and historyGavin formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Gavin (1985): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Gavin in 1997, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 2, peaked at 140 mph (220 km/h) and lasted 13 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1985.
Cyclone Gavin in 1997 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March. The weakest of the two, in 1985, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).