Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Cyclone Flossy (1996)
Flossy was a Category 4 cyclone of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 25, 1996 to March 6, 1996, about 9 days, and covered 2,210 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,210 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 99th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Bheki (2025), Cyclone Sean (2025), Cyclone Anggrek (2024) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 193rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Elaine (1999), Cyclone Edwige (1996), Cyclone Ingrid (1995) and 3 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.