Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1998 season
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1998 South Indian Ocean
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 15, 1998 to February 19, 1998, about 4 days, and covered 1,391 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,391 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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 62 more.
- Lowest pressure: 930th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Ashley (2023), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Tim (2005) and 22 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1998 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.