Tropical Storm Zola (1993)
Tropical Storm Zola peaked at 55 kt in the Western Pacific between September 3, 1993 and September 14, 1993, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Zola, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1993 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 3, 1993 to September 14, 1993
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.2
- Fastest the center moved
- 33 kt (38 mph)
- Identifier
- WP201993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 06:00 | 16.0N 128.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 3, 12:00 | 16.0N 129.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 3, 18:00 | 16.2N 130.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 16.5N 130.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 16.9N 130.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 17.4N 130.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 17.9N 131.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 18.4N 130.8E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 18.8N 130.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 19.1N 129.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 19.4N 129.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 19.8N 128.4E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 20.5N 128.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 21.3N 127.8E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 22.3N 128.2E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 23.3N 128.7E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 06:00 | 24.3N 129.4E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 12:00 | 25.5N 130.2E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 26.8N 131.0E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 28.2N 131.8E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 29.7N 132.4E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 31.2N 133.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 32.9N 134.3E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 34.4N 136.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 35.7N 138.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 37.0N 140.4E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 38.2N 142.7E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 39.2N 144.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 40.1N 147.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 40.9N 150.0E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 42.0N 151.0E | 1002 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 42.9N 152.9E | 1000 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 43.0N 155.0E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 43.0N 157.0E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 43.0N 160.5E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 43.5N 164.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 45.0N 168.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 46.0N 171.5E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 48.0N 174.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 51.0N 176.0E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 53.0N 177.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 55.5N 178.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 57.5N 179.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 59.5N 180.0E | 988 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 61.5N 181.0E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm IrmaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm JackWestern Pacific · 1993
- Super Typhoon KorynWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon LewisWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm MarianWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon NathanWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm OfeliaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon PercyWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon RobynWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon SteveWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon TashaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon VernonWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm WinonaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Super Typhoon YancyWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon AbeWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon BeckyWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon DotWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon CecilWestern Pacific · 1993
- Super Typhoon EdWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon FloWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm GeneWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon IraWestern Pacific · 1993
- Tropical Storm JeanaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon KyleWestern Pacific · 1993
- Unnamed typhoonWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon MannyWestern Pacific · 1993
- Typhoon NellWestern Pacific · 1993
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.