Cyclone Hollanda (1994)
Cyclone Hollanda reached Category 3 in the South Indian between February 5, 1994 and February 15, 1994, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
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
- February 5, 1994 to February 15, 1994
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 20 km (12 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 16.6
- Fastest the center moved
- 19 kt (22 mph)
- Identifier
- SH151994
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 5, 06:00 | 8.6S 75.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 8.7S 74.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 8.9S 73.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 9.3S 72.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 9.8S 71.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 10.4S 70.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 11.1S 69.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 11.7S 68.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 12.1S 67.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 12.3S 66.4E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 12.6S 65.5E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 12.9S 64.6E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 13.3S 63.8E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 13.6S 63.1E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 13.9S 62.4E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 14.3S 61.8E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 15.0S 61.4E | 60 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 15.8S 61.0E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 16.6S 60.5E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 17.4S 59.9E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 18.2S 59.1E | 90 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 19.1S 58.3E | 95 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 19.8S 57.4E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 20.5S 56.6E | 105 kt | 940 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 21.2S 56.1E | 105 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 22.0S 55.5E | 100 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 22.8S 54.7E | 95 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 23.8S 54.1E | 95 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 24.8S 53.6E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 25.8S 53.2E | 90 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 26.8S 52.9E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 27.6S 52.7E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 28.3S 52.7E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 29.3S 52.9E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 29.9S 53.7E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 30.1S 54.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 30.1S 55.3E | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 30.2S 56.1E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 32.3S 57.9E | Extratropical | ||
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 33.8S 58.8E | Extratropical | ||
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 34.5S 60.0E | Extratropical | ||
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 34.6S 61.5E | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 1994
- Tropical Storm AlexinaSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm BettinaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone CeciliaSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm NaomiSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm OscarSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone DaisySouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone Farah:PearlSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm EdmeaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone QuentonSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone GeraldaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone IvySouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Depression JulitaSouth Indian · 1994
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone LitanneSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm KelvinaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone MariolaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone SharonSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone NadiaSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone OdilleSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm TimSouth Indian · 1994
- Cyclone VivienneSouth Indian · 1994
- Tropical Storm WillySouth Indian · 1994
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.