Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1973 season
Cyclone Flores (1973)
Flores was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 26, 1973 to April 30, 1973, about 4 days, and covered 832 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 832 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 300th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Cyclone Jude (2025), Cyclone Hidaya (2024) and 19 more.
- Lowest pressure: 215th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dikeledi (2025), Cyclone Cheneso (2023), Cyclone Irondro (2020) and 21 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1973 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.