Three storms have been named Wynne since 1980: one in the Central Pacific (1987) and two in the West Pacific (1980 and 1984). The strongest, in 1980, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h).
Wynne formed in the Central Pacific in July 1987 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 920 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Hurricane Wynne (1987): track and historyWynne formed in the West Pacific in June 1984 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made landfall near Wuchuan, China. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Wynne (1984): track and historyWynne formed in the West Pacific in October 1980 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 890 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Super Typhoon Wynne (1980): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynne 1984 | Wuchuan, China | 1984-06-25 12:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
Storms named Wynne 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 Hurricane Wynne in 1987, in the Central Pacific. It formed on July 18, peaked at 145 mph (230 km/h) and lasted 17 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1984 and 1980.
Super Typhoon Wynne in 1980 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 890 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in October. The weakest of the three, in 1984, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h).