Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1996 season
Tropical Storm Isobel (1996)
Isobel was a tropical storm of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from January 25, 1996 to February 1, 1996, about 7 days, and covered 964 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 964 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 865th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dumako (2022), Tropical Storm Greg (2017), Tropical Storm Felapi (2005) and 13 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1996 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.