Tropical cyclones in 1999 explained

During 1999, tropical cyclones formed within seven different bodies of water called basins. To date, 142 tropical cyclones formed in bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins, of which 72 were given names by various weather agencies. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Gwenda, attaining maximum sustained winds of 120knots and a pressure of 900abbr=onNaNabbr=on, later tied with Inigo in 2003. Floyd was the costliest tropical cyclone of the year, with around $6.5 billion worth of damages as it affected the Bahamas, the East Coast of the United States, and the Atlantic Canada. The deadliest cyclone of this year was the 1999 Odisha cyclone, which was blamed for over 9,667 deaths as it devastated India. It was also the strongest Northern Hemisphere cyclone of the year with the pressure of 912abbr=onNaNabbr=on and third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide next to Cyclone Gwenda and Cyclone Vance. Three Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 1999. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 1999 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 606.4 units.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

A strong La Niña was present for the whole year, which made the Atlantic and North Pacific waters warmer than usual.

Summary

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North Atlantic Ocean

See main article: 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season had five Category 4 hurricanes – the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin, previously tied in 1961, and later tied in 2005 and 2020.

It was a fairly active season, mostly due to a persistent La Niña that developed in the latter half of 1998. The first storm, Arlene, formed on June 11 to the southeast of Bermuda. It meandered slowly for a week and caused no impact on land. Other tropical cyclones that did not affect land were Hurricane Cindy, Tropical Storm Emily, and Tropical Depression Twelve. Localized or otherwise minor damage occurred from Hurricanes Bret, Gert, and Jose, Tropical Storms Harvey and Katrina. The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Floyd, a strong Category 4 hurricane that caused devastating flooding along the East Coast of the United States, especially in North Carolina. Damage from the storm totaled approximately $6.5 billion (1999 USD) and there were at least 77 fatalities, making it the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Flooding from Floyd in North Carolina followed Hurricane Dennis, a slow and erratic - moving storm that dropped heavy rainfall in the eastern portion of the state. Tropical Depression Eleven in October contributed to extreme flooding in Mexico, which left 636 people dead and caused $491.3 million in damage, though impact could not be distinguished from the storm itself. Hurricane Irene caused extensive flooding in Cuba and Florida, with lesser effects in the Bahamas and North Carolina. Irene was the second - costliest storm of the season, with about $800 million in damage. Hurricane Lenny was an unusual eastward - moving storm in the Caribbean Sea and a strong late - season storm. It caused extensive damage in the Lesser Antilles in the month of November.

Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean

See main article: 1999 Pacific hurricane season. An average Pacific hurricane season features 15 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 132. The season produced fourteen tropical cyclones and nine named storms, which was well below the average of sixteen named storms per season; this was largely due to a strong La Niña taking over much of the Pacific.

However, the total of six hurricanes and two major hurricanes during the season was near the averages of eight and three, respectively. Although it remained offshore, Hurricane Adrian caused 6 deaths from flooding and rough surf in Mexico. Hurricane Dora was a long-lived and intense cyclone, which had the second-longest track of a Pacific hurricane on record. The storm brought minor impacts to the island of Hawaii; however, no deaths or damage was reported. The deadliest tropical cyclone, Hurricane Greg, killed 10 people from flooding in Mexico.

Western Pacific Ocean

See main article: 1999 Pacific typhoon season. The average typhoon season lasts year-round, with the majority of the storms forming between May and October. An average Pacific typhoon season features 26 tropical storms, 16 typhoons, and 9 super typhoons (unofficial category). It also features an average Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of approximately 294; the basin is typically the most active basin for tropical cyclone formation. However, it was a very inactive season, featuring the lowest number of typhoons on record, five.

The 1999 Pacific typhoon season was the last Pacific typhoon season to use English names as storm names. In the season, there were 45 tropical depressions, in which 20 strengthened to tropical storms, of 5 further strengthening into a typhoon. Typhoon Bart was the only super typhoon of that year. Bart reached "super typhoon" status on September 22, when it grew to comprise winds containing a force of 260km/h.

North Indian Ocean

See main article: 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The season produced an average number of storms but there was an above average number of intense cyclones. In May, a Category 3 cyclone struck Pakistan, leaving at 700 people dead or missing. In October, two very intense cyclones struck eastern India within two weeks of each other, leaving over 10,000 people dead and causing more than $4.5 billion (1999 USD) in damages.

A total of ten tropical cyclones were observed. The India Meteorological Department, the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center of the North Indian Ocean basin, identified eight of them. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center unofficially tracked two additional cyclones, 03B and 31W, during the course of the season.

South-West Indian Ocean

January–June

See main article: 1998–99 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Activity began late, with the first tropical storm - Alda - forming on January 16, the third latest ever recorded at the time. Alda formed in the Mozambique Channel, which was one of few favorable areas for tropical cyclogenesis in the season. It brought rainfall to southwestern Madagascar that alleviated previously dry conditions. The next five tropical storms either originated or crossed into the adjacent Australian basin, where storms were monitored by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Both Tropical Storm Chikita and Tropical Cyclone Davina brought beneficial rainfall to the Mascarene Islands. The latter storm caused two drowning deaths on Réunion and caused some crop damage. The strongest storm - Evrina - peaked as a strong cyclone in the Australian but weakened upon crossing 90°E, with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on in the basin. The final storm was unnamed, crossing from the Australian basin on April 21 as a minimal tropical storm before quickly dissipating. There were also several tropical disturbances or depressions, many short-lived. The first of these formed on September 3 in the northeastern portion of the basin, and there was a tropical depression in February in the Mozambique Channel that approached tropical storm status.

July–December

See main article: 1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Despite the destructive nature of the season, it began later than usual. Cyclone Astride originated toward the end of December, bringing rainfall and gusty winds to northern Madagascar while in the region.

Australian Region

January–June

See main article: 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season. The season featured Cyclone Gwenda, the most intense tropical cyclone in the Australian Region (later tied with Inigo in 2003) . It was above average, with 14 tropical lows, with 9 further strengthening to a tropical cyclone, with 6 of those further becoming a severe tropical cyclone. The 1999 season started with Olinda forming on late January, exiting toward the South Pacific basin the next day. Damien, Rona, Elaine, Vance, Frederick, and Gwenda further strengthened to severe tropical cyclones. Hamish ended the season, exiting the basin to the South-West Indian Ocean on 21 April.

July–December

See main article: 1999–2000 Australian region cyclone season. 3 tropical cyclones formed on late 1999, with 2 of them further becoming tropical cyclones: A tropical low, Ilsa, and John. Ilsa and John briefly affected Western Australia. A tropical low near Brisbane existed from 2 – 3 December.

South Pacific Ocean

January–June

See main article: 1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season. The 1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season was a near average South Pacific tropical cyclone season, with 8 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W. Despite the season starting on November 1, the first tropical system of the season did not form until December 1, while the final disturbance of the season dissipated on May 27, 1999. During the season the most intense tropical cyclone was Severe Tropical Cyclone Cora, which had a minimum pressure of 930sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4. After the season had ended the names Cora and Dani were retired from the naming lists, after they had caused significant impacts to South Pacific islands.

July–December

See main article: 1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season. 5 tropical depressions formed throughout the year; however, they were all weak. A tropical depression existed from September and 4 more tropical depressions monitored by the FMS existed from November to early December.

Mediterranean Sea

See main article: Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone. 2 medicanes were observed in March 19–21, 1999 and September 13, 1999.

Systems

January

Tropical cyclones formed in January 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
	January 1–5	Not specified	Not specified	Cook Islands	None	None
	January 3	Not specified	Not specified	French Polynesia	None	None
A4	January 3–5	55 (35)	996	Madagascar	None	None
	January 3–8	55 (35)	1000	Malaysia	$1.3 million	5	^[1] ^[2]
	January 14–19	105 (65)	975	Mozambique, Madagascar	Unknown	None	^[3]
	January 15–22	175 (110)	930	Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji	$8.5 million	12	^[4] ^[5]
	January 16–20	Unknown	Unknown		$1.8 million	6
Olinda	January 20–23	100 (65)	985	New Caledonia	Unknown	None
Damien–Birenda	January 21–February 2	155 (100)	950	Cocos Islands	None	None
Pete	January 21–26	100 (65)	985	New Caledonia	Unknown	None	^[6]
16P	January 24–27	55 (35)	993	Northern Territory	Unknown	None
Chikita	January 29–February 4	65 (40)	990	Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues	Unknown	None
18S	January 31–February 14	75 (45)	995	Western Australia	Unknown	None	^[7]

February

Tropical cyclones formed in February 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
BOB 01	February 2–5	95 (60)	998	Sri Lanka	None	None
	February	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
	February	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
	February	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Rona	February 9–12	140 (85)	970	Queensland	None	None
TD	February 9–10	Not specified	1004	None	None	None
Ella	February 9–13	85 (50)	985	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia	None	None
	February	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
D1	February 11–17	55 (35)	994	Mozambique, Madagascar	None	None
	February 14–19	55 (35)	1000		None	None
Frank	February 16–21	150 (90)	955	Eastern Australia, New Caledonia	$150 million	7
	February 17–19	75 (45)	995	Fiji	None	None
D2-E1	February 23–March 6	45 (30)	1000	Mozambique, Madagascar	None	None
	February 27–March 2	85 (50)	990		None	None

March

Tropical cyclones formed in March 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	March 2–19	165 (105)	930	Rodrigues	Minor	2
TL	March 7–14	65 (40)	1000	Unknown	None	None
E2	March 8–20	Unknown	Unknown	Mauritius	None	None
E3	March 11–21	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Hali	March 11–18	120 (75)	970	Cook Islands	None	None
20F	March 13–18	65 (40)	998	None	None	None
Elaine	March 15–20	165 (105)	945	Western Australia	Unknown	Unknown
Vance	March 15–24	215 (130)	910	Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania	$100 million	None
TL	March 20–21	≤ 65 (40)	996	Unknown	None	None
Frederick-Evrina	March 25 – April 10	205 (125)	920	None	None	None
21F	March 28	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None

April

Tropical cyclones formed in April 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	April 2–8	220 (140)	900	Western Australia	Minimal	None
Jacob (Katring)	April 6–9	55 (35)	1006	Philippines	None	None
22F	April 9	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
TL	April 16 – 19	80 (50)	999	Unknown	None	None
Hamish	April 19–21	100 (65)	980	None	None	None
F1	April 21–24	65 (40)	992	None	None	None
23F	April 21	Unknown	Unknown	None	None	None
Kate (Diding)	April 21–28	100 (65)	980	Philippines	None	None
Leo	April 27 – May 2	120 (75)	970	China	Unknown	Unknown

May

Tropical cyclones formed in May 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	May 16–22	195 (120)	946	India, Pakistan	$6 million	6,400
26F	May 20–26	75 (45)	995	Queensland, New Zealand	None	None

June

Tropical cyclones formed in June 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Maggie (Etang)	June 1–9	140 (85)	955	Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, China	$168 million	9	^[8] ^[9]
TD	June 1–2	Not specified	1004	None	None	None	^[10]
Gening	June 3–6	55 (35)	996	None	None	None
03B	June 8–11	65 (40)	997	India	None	None
TD	June 9–15	55 (35)	996	Japan	None	None
Arlene	June 11–18	95 (60)	1006	Bermuda	None	None
BOB 02	June 17	55 (35)	986	India	None	None
Adrian	June 18–22	155 (100)	973	Mexico	None	6

July

Tropical cyclones formed in July 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Two	July 2–3	55 (35)	1003	Mexico	None	None
Beatriz	July 9–17	195 (120)	955	None	None	None
TD	July 9–15	55 (35)	996	Japan	None	None
Three-E	July 14–15	55 (35)	1007	Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua	None	None
07W	July 14–18	65 (40)	996	None	None	None
08W	July 19–23	55 (35)	1004	Japan, South Korea	None	None
Neil (Helming)	July 22–28	95 (60)	980	Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands	Unknown	≥ 8	^[11] ^[12]
Four-E	July 23–25	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
10W	July 23–28	75 (45)	985	China	None	None
Calvin	July 25–27	65 (40)	1005	None	None	None
Six-E	July 26–28	55 (35)	1005	None	None	None
BOB 03	July 27–28	55 (35)	990	India	Unknown	Unknown
Olga	July 29 – August 3	120 (75)	970	Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Korea	$657 million	106	^[13] ^[14] ^[15]

August

Tropical cyclones formed in August 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
	August 3–9	85 (50)	980	Japan, China, Mariana Islands, Korea	Unknown	None	^[16]
	August 5–11	65 (40)	992	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China	None	None
BOB 04	August 6–9	45 (30)	992	India	None	None	^[17]
Dora	August 6–23	220 (140)	943	Hawaii, Johnston Atoll	Minimal	None	^[18]
Eugene	August 6–15	175 (110)	964	Hawaii	None	None
14W	August 8–10	45 (30)	1000	Japan	None	None
TD	August 9–11	Not specified	1000	None	None	None
TD	August 11	Not specified	1000	None	None	None
TD	August 11–16	Not specified	1000	Japan	None	None
Nine-E	August 13–15	55 (35)	1005	None	None	None
15W	August 16–18	45 (30)	1002	Korea, Japan	None	None
TD	August 16–17	Not specified	1010	None	None	None
Fernanda	August 17–22	100 (65)	994	None	None	None
Sam	August 17–24	100 (65)	980	Philippines, China	$35 million	20	^[19] ^[20]
Bret	August 18–25	230 (145)	944	Texas, Mexico	$15 million	7	^[21] ^[22]
Cindy	August 19–31	220 (140)	942	Cape Verde, Bermuda	None	1	^[23] ^[24]
Tanya	August 19–24	95 (60)	1000	None	None	None
18W	August 21–24	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
Eleven-E	August 23–24	55 (35)	1000	Baja California Peninsula	None	None
Virgil	August 23–29	95 (60)	994	None	None	None
Dennis	August 24 – September 9	165 (105)	962	The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Ontario, Quebec	$157 million	6	^[25] ^[26]
Emily	August 24–28	85 (50)	1004	None	None	None
Wendy (Mameng)	August 29 – September 4	65 (40)	995	Philippines, China	$309.4 million	133	^[27]
TD	August 30	Not specified	1008	None	None	None

September

Tropical cyclones formed in September 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
	September 5–9	120 (75)	986	Mexico, Baja California Peninsula	Moderate	10	^[28]
Seven-E	September 5–7	55 (35)	1006	Mexico, Texas	Unknown	None	^[29]
TD	September 5–6	65 (40)	1000	None	None	None	^[30]
Floyd	September 7–19	250 (155)	921	The Bahamas, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada	$6.5 billion	85	^[31] ^[32] ^[33]
York (Neneng)	September 10–17	100 (65)	980	Philippines, China	$34 million	35	^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
Gert	September 11–23	240 (150)	930	Bermuda, Maine, Atlantic Canada	$1.9 million	2	^[37]
Zia	September 11–15	85 (50)	985	Japan	Unknown	9	^[38]
Ann	September 14–19	95 (60)	985	Taiwan, China, Korea, Ryukyu Islands	Unknown	None	^[39] ^[40]
Hillary	September 17–21	120 (75)	987	Baja California Peninsula	None	None	^[41]
Bart (Oniang)	September 17–30	165 (105)	930	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia	$5.75 billion	36	^[42] ^[43]
Harvey	September 19–22	95 (60)	994	Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlantic Canada	≥ $22.6 million	None	^[44]
TD	September 21	Not specified	1008	None	None	None
Cam	September 22–26	85 (50)	992	China	Unknown	1	^[45]

October

Tropical cyclones formed in October 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	October 2–10	150 (90)	955	South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, China	$242 million	44
	October 4–6	55 (35)	1002	Mexico	Unknown	Unknown
	October 6–8	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
	October 8–11	95 (60)	996	Southwestern Mexico, Guerrero	Minimal	None
Irene	October 12–19	175 (110)	958		$800 million	18
	October 15–20	85 (50)	990		$235 million	590
	October 15–19	165 (105)	968		Unknown	80
	October 17–25	155 (100)	979		$5 million	3
	October 23–24	Not specified	1004		None	None
	October 25–31	260 (160)	912	India, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh	$4.44 billion	9,887
	October 28–November 1	65 (40)	999	Central America, Mexico	$9,000	None

November

Tropical cyclones formed in November 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	November 5	Not specified	1002	Vietnam	None	None
28W	November 5–6	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
Frankie (Sendang)	November 6–10	55 (35)	996	Philippines	None	None
Lenny	November 13–23	250 (155)	933	Colombia, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands	$785.8 million	17
Gloria (Trining)	November 13–16	95 (60)	980	None	None	None

December

Tropical cyclones formed in December 1999
Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	December 1–5	55 (35)	1000	Thailand, Vietnam	None	None
03F	December 1–3	55 (35)	1006	None	None	None
TL	December 2–3	55 (35)	1002	Queensland	None	None
04F	December 5–7	65 (40)	1003	None	None	None
BOB 07	December 8–10	45 (30)	998	India, Sri Lanka	None	None
Ilsa	December 9–17	100 (65)	980	Christmas Island, Western Australia	Unknown	None
32W	December 9–11	55 (35)	1000	Vietnam, Cambodia	None	None
John	December 9–16	205 (125)	915	Western Australia	Unknown	None
33W	December 14–16	55 (35)	1000	Vietnam	Unknown	None
Astride	December 23 – January 3	95 (60)	985	Réunion, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues	Minor	None

Global effects

Season name	Areas affected	Systems formed	Named storms	Damage (USD)	Deaths
	Bermuda, Mexico, Texas, Cape Verde, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Cuba, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, Florida, Puerto Rico, Colombia	16	12	≥ $7.790 billion	123
	Mexico, Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, Socorro Island, Baja California Peninsula	14	9	Unknown	16
1999 Pacific typhoon season ² ³	Malaysia, Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Wake Island, Vietnam, Thailand	46	24	≥ $1.84 billion	976
1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season		8	4	≥ $4.050 billion	≥16,367
1998–99 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season ²	Madagascar, Rodrigues, Mauritius, Réunion, Mozambique, Europa Island	11	5	Unknown	2
1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season ³	Tromelin Island, Madagascar, Mayotte, Southern Africa, Mascarene Islands	1	1	Unknown	None
1998–99 Australian region cyclone season ²	Cocos Islands, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania,	14	9	≥ $200 million	7
	Western Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands	3	2	Unknown	None
1998–99 South Pacific cyclone season ²	Cook Islands, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands	22	6	Unknown	Unknown
1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season ³	Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga	5	0	None	None
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone	Unknown	2	0	Unknown	Unknown
Worldwide	(See above)	142	72	≥ $5.334 billion	≥ 17,491

Notes

² Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 1999 are counted in the seasonal totals.
³ Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 1999 are counted in the seasonal totals.
⁴ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
⁵ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
⁶The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses wind gusts.

External links

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers

US National Hurricane Center – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific Hurricane Center – Central Pacific
Japan Meteorological Agency – NW Pacific
India Meteorological Department – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
Météo-France – La Reunion – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Service – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane) – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Service – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S

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Tropical cyclones in 1999 explained

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

Summary

North Atlantic Ocean

Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean

Western Pacific Ocean

North Indian Ocean

South-West Indian Ocean

January–June

July–December

Australian Region

January–June

July–December

South Pacific Ocean

January–June

July–December

Mediterranean Sea

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February

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Global effects

See also

Notes

External links

Notes and References