Two storms have been named Veli since 1987: two in the Southern Hemisphere (1987 and 1998). The strongest, in 1998, peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
Veli formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1998 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Cyclone Veli (1998): track and historyVeli formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Veli (1987): track and historyThe most recent was Cyclone Veli in 1998, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on January 30, peaked at 85 mph (140 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1987.
Cyclone Veli in 1998 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 cyclone with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January. The weakest of the two, in 1987, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).