Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1999 season
Cyclone Evrina / Frederic (1999)
Evrina / Frederic was a Category 5 cyclone of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 25, 1999 to April 10, 1999, about 17 days, and covered 4,489 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
Its peak winds rank 5th of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 cyclone
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 4,489 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 5th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Djoungou (2024), Cyclone Freddy (2023), Cyclone Faraji (2021) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 36th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Horacio (2026), Cyclone Faraji (2021), Cyclone Bonita (1996) and 3 more.
- Energy: 23% of the 1999 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.