Storm history › South Pacific › 1996 season
Tropical Storm Ethel (1996)
Ethel was a tropical storm of the 1996 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 7, 1996 to March 17, 1996, about 10 days, and covered 3,175 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,175 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 440th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Eva (2022), Tropical Storm Imogen (2021), Tropical Storm Vicky (2020) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 322nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Urmil (2026), Cyclone Seru (2025), Cyclone Ruby (2022) and 57 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1996 South Pacific season's ACE.