Tropical cyclones in 1991


During 1991, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 90 systems formed with 68 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Yuri, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of. The deadliest tropical cyclone was Cyclone BOB 01, which caused 138,866 fatalities in Bangladesh, Northeastern India, Myanmar, Yunnan, while the costliest was Typhoon Mireille, which caused an estimated $10 billion USD in damage after striking Japan. Four Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in 1991.
Tropical cyclone activity in each basin is under the authority of an RSMC. The National Hurricane Center is responsible for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and East Pacific. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is responsible for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. Both the NHC and CPHC are subdivisions of the National Weather Service. Activity in the West Pacific is monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Systems in the North Indian Ocean are monitored by the India Meteorological Department. The Météo-France located in Réunion monitors tropical activity in the South-West Indian Ocean. The Australian region is monitored by five TCWCs that are under the coordination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Similarly, the South Pacific is monitored by both the Fiji Meteorological Service and the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited. Other, unofficial agencies that provide additional guidance in tropical cyclone monitoring include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Summary


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from:19/07/1991 till:25/07/1991 color:WPAC text:"Brendan"
from:21/07/1991 till:30/07/1991 color:WPAC text:"Caitlin"
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from:07/08/1991 till:10/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"Doug"
from:08/08/1991 till:14/08/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Hilda"
from:10/08/1991 till:19/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"Ellie"
from:11/08/1991 till:18/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"Fred"
from:11/08/1991 till:13/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"13W"
from:15/08/1991 till:24/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"Gladys"
from:16/08/1991 till:20/08/1991 color:NATL text:"Bob"
from:21/08/1991 till:26/08/1991 color:NIO text:"BOB 04"
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from:28/08/1991 till:31/08/1991 color:WPAC text:"Harry"
from:02/09/1991 till:10/09/1991 color:WPAC text:"Ivy"
from:03/09/1991 till:08/09/1991 color:WPAC text:"Joel"
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from:07/09/1991 till:11/09/1991 color:NATL text:"Danny"
from:10/09/1991 till:12/09/1991 color:NATL text:"Erika"
from:10/09/1991 till:14/09/1991 color:WPAC text:"Kinna"
from:10/09/1991 till:13/09/1991 color:SWIO text:"01S"
from:12/09/1991 till:14/09/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Ten-E"
from:13/09/1991 till:28/09/1991 color:WPAC text:"Mireille"
from:14/09/1991 till:19/09/1991 color:WPAC text:"Luke"
from:14/09/1991 till:03/10/1991 color:WPAC text:"Nat"
from:16/09/1991 till:19/09/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Ignacio"
from:20/09/1991 till:02/10/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Jimena"
from:21/09/1991 till:22/09/1991 color:NIO text:"BOB 05"
from:25/09/1991 till:12/10/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Kevin"
from:02/10/1991 till:13/10/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Linda"
from:03/10/1991 till:14/10/1991 color:WPAC text:"Orchid"
from:04/10/1991 till:13/10/1991 color:WPAC text:"Pat"
from:07/10/1991 till:18/10/1991 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Marty"
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from:14/10/1991 till:22/10/1991 color:SWIO text:"A2"
from:15/10/1991 till:16/10/1991 color:NATL text:"Fabian"
from:19/10/1991 till:31/10/1991 color:WPAC text:"Ruth"
from:24/10/1991 till:25/10/1991 color:NATL text:"Ten"
from:25/10/1991 till:29/10/1991 color:NATL text:"Grace"
from:28/10/1991 till:30/10/1991 color:NIO text:"BOB 07"
from:31/10/1991 till:02/11/1991 color:NATL text:"Unnamed"
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from:09/11/1991 till:16/11/1991 color:NIO text:"BOB 08"
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from:03/12/1991 till:26/12/1991 color:SPAC text:"Wasa-Arthur"
from:04/12/1991 till:17/12/1991 color:SPAC text:"Val"
from:18/12/1991 till:29/12/1991 color:SWIO text:"Alexandra"
from:25/12/1991 till:10/01/1992 color:SWIO text:"Bryna"
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Systems

All storm information in this article is based on the tropical cyclone season articles on Wikipedia.

January

January was the least active in terms of tropical cyclogenesis and named storms, with only three cyclones forming, two being named. Tropical Cyclone Bella caused flooding in Rodrigues.
Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Alison8–18 Janruary110 966---
Bella18 Janruary–4 February155 936Rodrigues--

February

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Chris15–21 February110 976Western Australia--
Cynthia16–19 February125 970Madagascar36
Daphne21–28 February110 976Northern Australia
Kelvin21 February–5 March110 980---
Debra22 February–4 March115 966Mozambique--
Elma26 February–5 March105 965---

March

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
15P3–7 March55 1000Solomon Islands--
Sharon (Auring)5–16 March95 985Caroline Islands, Philippines--
16P15–21 March55 1000---
Tim20–27 March120 970Philippines, Japan--
Fatima21 March–1 April135 954---
Errol23–31 April175 950--21
G130 March–3 April55 998Madagascar16

April

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Marian9–19 April185 930---
Unnamed10–14 April65 Unknown---
Fifi14–21 April110 975Western Australia29
BOB 0122–30 April240 920India, Bangladesh$1.5 billion138,866
Vanessa (Bebeng)23–28 April85 994Philippines, Vietnam, China--

May

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
Walt (Karing)5–16 May185 915Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands--
Lisa7–11 May110 975Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu--
Andres16–20 May100 994---
TD20 May1010---
BOB 0230 May–5 June85 990India, Bangladesh--

October

Storm nameDates activeMax wind
km/h 		Pressure
Areas affectedDamage
DeathsRefs
OrchidOctober 3–14175 930Guam, Japan$15.8 million3
PatOctober 4–13150 925Mariana Islands--
MartyOctober 7–18130 979Southwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula--
BOB 06October 12–1445 998Bangladesh, IndiaUnknownUnknown
A2October 14–2250 997Madagascar--
FabianOctober 15–1675 1002Cuba, FloridaMinimal-
RuthOctober 19–31215 895Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Philippines$151 million82
TenOctober 24–2545 1009---
GraceOctober 25–29165 980Bermuda--
BOB 07October 28–3045 998IndiaUnknownUnknown
UnnamedOctober 31–November 2120 980East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada$200 million13