Tropical Depression Gladys (1969)
Tropical Depression Gladys peaked at unknown kt in the South Indian between February 15, 1969 and February 20, 1969, with a lowest pressure of 987 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Depression Gladys. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- February 15, 1969 to February 20, 1969
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb (29.15 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- SH231969
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 19.0S 123.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 19.1S 122.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 19.1S 121.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 18.9S 120.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 18.8S 119.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 18.7S 118.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 18.8S 117.5E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 19.0S 116.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 19.2S 116.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 19.4S 115.5E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 19.6S 115.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 19.8S 114.5E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 19.9S 114.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 20.0S 113.8E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 20.1S 113.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 20.3S 113.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 20.4S 113.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 20.5S 113.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 20.5S 112.9E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 20.6S 112.8E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 20.7S 113.0E | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1969
- Tropical Depression AnnieSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression BettySouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression AmberSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression BeatieSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression Berthe:BettinaSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression CheriSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression ClaireSouth Indian · 1969
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression DanySouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression EveSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression Enid:FannySouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression GilletteSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Depression HeleneSouth Indian · 1969
- Tropical Storm LeonieSouth Indian · 1969
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.