Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1987 season
Cyclone Elizabetha (1987)
Elizabetha was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1987 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 20, 1987 to April 29, 1987, about 9 days, and covered 2,070 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,070 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 323rd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Enala (2023), Cyclone Alicia (2021), Cyclone Seroja (2021) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 474th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Clovis (2007), Cyclone Arola (2005), Cyclone Hennie (2005) and 29 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 1987 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.