Three storms have been named Ward since 1992: one in the North Indian Ocean (2009), one in the West Pacific (1995) and one in the Central Pacific (1992). The strongest, in 1995, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).
Ward formed in the North Indian in December 2009 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It made landfall near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Ward (2009): track and historyWard formed in the West Pacific in October 1995 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Super Typhoon Ward (1995): track and historyWard formed in the Central Pacific in September 1992 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 14 days.
Hurricane Ward (1992): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 2009 | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | 2009-12-14 09:00 | 30 mph / 50 km/h |
Storms named Ward 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 Ward in 2009, in the North Indian. It formed on December 10, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It made landfall near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Before that, the name was used in 1995 and 1992.
Super Typhoon Ward in 1995 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in October. The weakest of the three, in 2009, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h).