Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1980 season
Cyclone Amy (1980)
Amy was a Category 3 cyclone of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 4, 1980 to January 13, 1980, about 9 days, and covered 1,478 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,478 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 187th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gombe (2022), Cyclone Marian (2021), Cyclone Ferdinand (2020) and 29 more.
- Lowest pressure: 18th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone John (2000), Cyclone Paul (2000), Cyclone Chantelle / Daniella (1997) and 4 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1980 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.