Unnamed tropical storm (1988)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 40 kt in the South Indian between November 20, 1987 and November 26, 1987, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- November 20, 1987 to November 26, 1987
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.7
- Identifier
- SH021988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 6.0S 49.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 6.2S 49.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 6.6S 48.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 7.1S 48.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 7.5S 47.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 7.8S 47.0E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 22, 06:00 | 8.3S 46.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 22, 12:00 | 8.6S 45.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 22, 18:00 | 8.9S 45.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 23, 00:00 | 9.1S 44.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 23, 06:00 | 9.2S 43.7E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 23, 12:00 | 9.5S 43.1E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 23, 18:00 | 9.8S 42.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 24, 00:00 | 10.3S 41.8E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 24, 06:00 | 10.7S 41.5E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 24, 12:00 | 11.2S 41.3E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 24, 18:00 | 11.5S 41.1E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 25, 00:00 | 11.8S 40.8E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 25, 06:00 | 12.2S 40.6E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 25, 12:00 | 12.7S 40.3E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 25, 18:00 | 13.2S 40.0E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 26, 00:00 | 13.9S 39.8E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 26, 06:00 | 14.5S 39.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1988
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm ArinySouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm BenandroSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone CalideraSouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm CalideraSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone DoazaSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone FredericSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone Ezenina:GwendaSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone FilaoSouth Indian · 1988
- Cyclone GasitaoSouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm HelySouth Indian · 1988
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1988
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm IarisenaSouth Indian · 1988
- Tropical Storm HerbieSouth Indian · 1988
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.