Four storms have been named Neil since 1981: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1981, 2000 and 2019) and one in the West Pacific (1999). The strongest, in 1981, peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Neil formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2019 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 2 days.
Tropical Storm Neil (2019): track and historyNeil formed in the Southern Hemisphere in April 2000 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Neil (2000): track and historyNeil formed in the West Pacific in July 1999 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Mokpo, South Korea. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Neil (1999): track and historyNeil formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1981 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Cyclone Neil (1981): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil 1999 | Mokpo, South Korea | 1999-07-27 09:00 | 30 mph / 50 km/h |
| Neil 1981 | 22.7°S 113.7°E | 1981-03-05 14:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
Storms named Neil 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 Neil in 2019, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 9, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 2 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2000, 1999 and 1981.
Cyclone Neil in 1981 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the four, in 2019, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).