Six storms have been named Judy since 1982: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1989, 2004 and 2023) and three in the West Pacific (1982, 1986 and 1989). The strongest, in 2023, peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Judy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2023 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 941 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Cyclone Judy (2023): track and historyJudy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2004 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Judy (2004): track and historyJudy formed in the West Pacific in July 1989 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It made landfall near Nangen, South Korea. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Judy (1989): track and historyJudy formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1989 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Cyclone Judy (1989): track and historyJudy formed in the West Pacific in January 1986 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Typhoon Judy (1986): track and historyJudy formed in the West Pacific in September 1982 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It made landfall near Iwata, Japan. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Typhoon Judy (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy 1989 | Nangen, South Korea | 1989-07-28 15:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Judy 1982 | Iwata, Japan | 1982-09-12 09:00 | 70 mph / 115 km/h |
Storms named Judy 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 Judy in 2023, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 24, peaked at 125 mph (205 km/h) and lasted 10 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2004, 1989, 1986 and 1982.
Cyclone Judy in 2023 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 941 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the six, in 2004, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).