Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 2001 season
Cyclone Walter (2001)
Walter was a Category 2 cyclone of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 1, 2001 to April 8, 2001, about 7 days, and covered 1,788 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,788 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 242nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Belal (2024), Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Charlotte (2022) and 27 more.
- Lowest pressure: 150th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dudzai (2026), Cyclone Vernon (2022), Cyclone Funani (2019) and 8 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2001 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.