Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2001 season
Cyclone Ando (2001)
Ando was a Category 4 cyclone of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 31, 2000 to January 13, 2001, about 13 days, and covered 2,784 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 cyclone
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,784 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 72nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019), Cyclone Gelena (2019) and 22 more.
- Lowest pressure: 51st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Cilida (2019), Cyclone Veronica (2019), Cyclone Bellamine / Melanie (1997) and 12 more.
- Energy: 28% of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.