Three storms have been named Polly since 1992: two in the West Pacific (1992 and 1995) and one in the Southern Hemisphere (1993). The strongest, in 1993, peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Polly formed in the West Pacific in September 1995 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Typhoon Polly (1995): track and historyPolly formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1993 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 15 days.
Cyclone Polly (1993): track and historyPolly formed in the West Pacific in August 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Zhudong, Taiwan and last near Putian, China. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Polly (1992): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polly 1992 | Zhudong, Taiwan | 1992-08-30 09:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Polly 1992 | Putian, China | 1992-08-31 03:00 | 30 mph / 50 km/h |
Storms named Polly 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 Typhoon Polly in 1995, in the West Pacific. It formed on September 9, peaked at 105 mph (165 km/h) and lasted 15 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1993 and 1992.
Cyclone Polly in 1993 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February. The weakest of the three, in 1992, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).