Five storms have been named Ivy since 1989: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1989, 1994 and 2004) and two in the West Pacific (1991 and 1994). The strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).
Ivy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2004 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb. It made landfall near Luganville, Vanuatu. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Cyclone Ivy (2004): track and historyIvy formed in the West Pacific in August 1994 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Typhoon Ivy (1994): track and historyIvy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1994 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Cyclone Ivy (1994): track and historyIvy formed in the West Pacific in August 1991 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Typhoon Ivy (1991): track and historyIvy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1989 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Ivy (1989): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy 2004 | Luganville, Vanuatu | 2004-02-25 18:00 | 120 mph / 195 km/h |
Storms named Ivy 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 Ivy in 2004, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 21, peaked at 120 mph (195 km/h) and lasted 10 days. It made landfall near Luganville, Vanuatu. Before that, the name was used in 1994, 1991 and 1989.
Typhoon Ivy in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August. The weakest of the five, in 1994, peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h).