Two storms have been named Penny since 1998: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2018) and one in the West Pacific (1998). The strongest, in 1998, peaked as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Penny formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2018 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It made landfall near Bowen, Australia. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Penny (2018): track and historyPenny formed in the West Pacific in August 1998 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near San Mariano, Philippines and last near Maoming, China. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Penny (1998): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny 2018 | 13.3°S 143.3°E | 2018-12-30 03:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Penny 2018 | 12.8°S 142.0°E | 2019-01-01 06:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Penny 2018 | Bowen, Australia | 2019-01-09 06:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Penny 1998 | San Mariano, Philippines | 1998-08-08 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Penny 1998 | Maoming, China | 1998-08-11 00:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
Storms named Penny 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 Penny in 2018, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 28, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 12 days. It made landfall near Bowen, Australia. Before that, the name was used in 1998.
Tropical Storm Penny in 1998 was the strongest, peaking as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August and made landfall near San Mariano, Philippines. The weakest of the two, in 2018, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).