The name Elsie has been used for 14 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean, one tropical cyclone in the Australian region, and one tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean.

Western Pacific Ocean

  • Typhoon Elsie (1950) (T5032)
  • Typhoon Elsie (1954) (T5402) Major typhoon that moved up the coast of Vietnam, which then rapidly strengthened, before rapidly weakening before hitting China.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1958) (T5816) Typhoon that moved to the north of Japan, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1961) (T6110) Slow moving typhoon that neared the coast of Taiwan before speeding up. It then hit China as a moderate storm.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1964) (T6412) Category 3-equivalent typhoon that rapidly strengthened as it neared the coast of Luzon, before rapidly weakening right before landfall.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1966) (T6619) Category 4-equivalent typhoon that brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of Taiwan.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1969) (T6921) Super typhoon that made landfall on Taiwan as a moderate typhoon, and then went on to hit China as a category 1.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1972) (T7220) Moderate typhoon that slowed down before hitting Vietnam as a typhoon.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1975) (T7514) Super typhoon that passed to the south of Taiwan at peak intensity, before going on to hit Hong Kong as a moderate typhoon.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1981) (T8126) Super typhoon that stayed out to sea.
  • Tropical Storm Elsie (1985) (T8502) Second of two systems to form in January. Both of these systems co-existed together for about 4 days.
  • Tropical Storm Elsie (1988) (T8814) Short-lived system that never posed a threat to land.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1989) Intense super typhoon that made a catastrophic landfall on Luzon as a category 5-equivalent typhoon.
  • Typhoon Elsie (1992) (T9229) Super typhoon that maintained category 5 status for a day, and stayed out to sea.

Indian Ocean

Australian Region

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