Six storms have been named Val since 1980: four in the West Pacific (1985, 1988, 1992 and 1995) and two in the Southern Hemisphere (1980 and 1991). The strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Val formed in the West Pacific in October 1995 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Val (1995): track and historyVal formed in the West Pacific in September 1992 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Tropical Storm Val (1992): track and historyVal formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December 1991 and peaked as a Category 4 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It made landfall near Asau, Samoa. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone Val (1991): track and historyVal formed in the West Pacific in December 1988 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Val (1988): track and historyVal formed in the West Pacific in September 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Val (1985): track and historyVal formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1980 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Val (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val 1991 | Asau, Samoa | 1991-12-07 21:00 | 140 mph / 230 km/h |
Storms named Val 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 Val in 1995, in the West Pacific. It formed on October 5, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 12 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1992, 1991, 1988, 1985 and 1980.
Cyclone Val in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 cyclone with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in December and made landfall near Asau, Samoa. The weakest of the six, in 1995, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).