List of storms named Elsie
Appearance
The name Elsie has been used for fourteen tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the Australian region, and one in the South-West Indian Ocean.
In the Western Pacific:
- Typhoon Elsie (1950) (T5032) – a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
- Typhoon Elsie (1954) (T5402) – a Category 3-equivalent typhoon that affected Hong Kong.
- Typhoon Elsie (1958) (T5816) – a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
- Typhoon Elsie (1961) (T6110) – a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
- Typhoon Elsie (1964) (T6412, Lusing) – a Category 3-equivalent typhoon that made landfall in Luzon, causing extensive flooding in Manila.
- Typhoon Elsie (1966) (T6619, Pitang) – a Category 4-equivalent typhoon that caused record-breaking rainfall in Taiwan.
- Typhoon Elsie (1969) (T6921, Narsing) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that affected Taiwan and China, killing 102 people.
- Typhoon Elsie (1972) (T7220) – a Category 1-equivalent typhoon that caused flooding in Thailand.
- Typhoon Elsie (1975) (T7514, Mameng) – a Category 4-equivalent typhoon that affected Hong Kong.
- Typhoon Elsie (1981) (T8126, Tasing) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that affected the Caroline Islands and the Mariana Islands.
- Tropical Storm Elsie (1985) (T8502) – the first January tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific in six years.
- Tropical Storm Elsie (1988) (T8814) – did not affect land.
- Typhoon Elsie (1989) (Tasing) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that made landfall in Luzon, killing 47 people.
- Typhoon Elsie (1992) (T9229, Reming) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that affected the Caroline Islands and the Mariana Islands.
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
- Tropical Storm Elsie (1998) – a severe tropical storm.
In the Australian region:
- Cyclone Elsie (1987) – a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in Western Australia.
See also
[edit]- List of storms named Elsa – a similar name that has been used in the South-West Indian Ocean and two other tropical cyclone basins.