Three storms have been named Tasha since 1990: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2010) and two in the West Pacific (1990 and 1993). The strongest, in 1993, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).
Tasha formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It made landfall near Atherton, Australia. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Tasha (2010): track and historyTasha formed in the West Pacific in August 1993 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It made landfall near Yangjiang, China. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Tasha (1993): track and historyTasha formed in the West Pacific in July 1990 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Donghai, China. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Tasha (1990): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasha 2010 | Atherton, Australia | 2010-12-24 21:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Tasha 1993 | Yangjiang, China | 1993-08-20 21:00 | 85 mph / 135 km/h |
| Tasha 1990 | Donghai, China | 1990-07-30 21:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
Storms named Tasha 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 Tasha in 2010, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on December 23, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 3 days. It made landfall near Atherton, Australia. Before that, the name was used in 1993 and 1990.
Typhoon Tasha in 1993 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August and made landfall near Yangjiang, China. The weakest of the three, in 2010, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).