Four storms have been named Nisha since 1983: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1983, 1993 and 2010) and one in the North Indian Ocean (2008). The strongest, in 1983, peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Nisha formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 982 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Nisha (2010): track and historyNisha formed in the North Indian in November 2008 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Mullaittivu, Sri Lanka and last near Kurinjippādi, India. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Nisha (2008): track and historyNisha formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1993 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Cyclone Nisha (1993): track and historyNisha formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1983 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Cyclone Nisha (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisha 2008 | Mullaittivu, Sri Lanka | 2008-11-25 00:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Nisha 2008 | Kurinjippādi, India | 2008-11-27 03:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
Storms named Nisha 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 Nisha in 2010, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on January 26, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2008, 1993 and 1983.
Cyclone Nisha in 1983 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the four, in 2008, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).