Two storms have been named Mike since 1990: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2014) and one in the West Pacific (1990). The strongest, in 1990, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h).
Mike formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2014 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Mike (2014): track and historyMike formed in the West Pacific in November 1990 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Sogod, Philippines and last near Thị Trấn Đầm Hà, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Super Typhoon Mike (1990): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike 1990 | Sogod, Philippines | 1990-11-12 18:00 | 140 mph / 220 km/h |
| Mike 1990 | Basuo, China | 1990-11-16 21:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Mike 1990 | Thị Trấn Đầm Hà, Vietnam | 1990-11-18 03:00 | 30 mph / 50 km/h |
Storms named Mike 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 Tropical Storm Mike in 2014, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 17, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1990.
Super Typhoon Mike in 1990 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in November and made landfall near Sogod, Philippines. The weakest of the two, in 2014, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).