Storms

Storm name	JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...  number	Active dates	Storm classification Tropical cyclone scales Tropical systems are officially ranked on one of several tropical cyclone scales according to their maximum sustained winds and in what oceanic basin they are located...  at peak intensity	Max. winds (mph)	Min. pressure (hPa Pascal (unit) The pascal is the SI derived unit of pressure, internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and tensile strength, named after the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and philosopher Blaise Pascal. It is a measure of force per unit area, defined as one newton per square metre... )	Storm track map
Lindsay	01S	July 9 – July 13	Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)	45 (10-minute)	990
			Tropical storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Melanie	05S	October 28 – November 1	Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)	60 (10-minute)	990
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Nicholas	10S	December 12 – December 15	Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)	50 (10-minute)	985
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Ophelia	11S	December 13 – December 19	Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)	65 (10-minute)	980
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Fergus	13S	December 23 – December 25	Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)	60 (10-minute)	975
			Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Phil	12S	December 26 – January 3	Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)	70 (10-minute)	975
			Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
	15S	January 2 – January 10	Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)	80 (10-minute)	965
			Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Drena	16S	January 4 – January 6	Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)	90 (10-minute)	935
			Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Unnamed	18S	January 7 – January 12	Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)	50 (10-minute)	Unknown
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Pancho	19S	January 18 – February 4	Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)	125 (10-minute)	915
			Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Gillian	24S	February 10 – February 12	Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)	45 (10-minute)	995
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Harold	26S	February 16 – February 21	Category 2 tropical cyclone (BoM)	Unknown Winds (10-minute)	975
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Ita	28S	February 23 – February 24	Category 1 tropical cyclone (BoM)	50 (10-minute)	996
			Tropical Storm (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Justin	32S	March 3 – March 29	Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)	95 (10-minute)	955
			Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )
Rhonda	36S	May 10 – May 16	Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (BoM)	115 (10-minute)	935
			Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds... )

Intense Tropical Cyclone Melanie-Bellamine

On the morning of November 2, Tropical Cyclone Melanie from the Australian region crossed in with winds of 55 knots (65 miles per hour) and was designated Severe Tropical Storm Bellamine by RSMC La Reunion as it continued to intensify.. At the same time, the JTWC assessed Melanie-Bellamine with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) . On the morning of November 3, the storm was upgraded to tropical cyclone intensity by RSMC La Reunion. The next morning, Bellamine was upgraded to intense tropical cyclone status, becoming the first intense tropical cyclone of the year. That day, Bellamine reached its peak intensity of 110 mph (180 km/h) and 925 hPa

HPA

-Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom...

 (mbar). The system kept that peak for only 12 hours before deteriorating to a tropical cyclone as it turned southwest. Bellamine unexpectedly re-intensified back to its peak intensity on November 7. This time, the storm kept this strength for 18 hours before weakening back to tropical cyclone strength for the last time on the 8th. The system quickly weakened becoming a severe tropical storm on the 9th and a moderate tropical storm later that same day. Bellamine weakened into a tropical disturbance on November 11 and the final advisory was issued. Melanie-Bellamine caused no reported damage or deaths.

Tropical Cyclone Gretelle

Cyclone Gretelle affected over half a million people and killed 140 in southern Madagascar.

Severe Tropical Storm Lisette

Tropical Cyclone Lisette struck the east coast of Mozambique killing 87 people.
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External links

• 1996-97 Cyclone Season (Western Australia)
• Meteo France Track data of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones since 1848