Two storms have been named Hamish since 1999: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1999 and 2009). The strongest, in 2009, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h).
Hamish formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2009 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 922 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Hamish (2009): track and historyHamish formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 1999 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Hamish (1999): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Hamish in 2009, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 4, peaked at 155 mph (250 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1999.
Cyclone Hamish in 2009 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 922 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March. The weakest of the two, in 1999, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).