Tropical Storm Emma (1996)
Tropical Storm Emma peaked at 40 kt in the South Indian between December 2, 1995 and December 16, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Emma. 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
- December 2, 1995 to December 16, 1995
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb (29.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 296 km (184 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.1
- Identifier
- SH021996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 00:00 | 10.0S 105.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 06:00 | 10.2S 104.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 12:00 | 10.5S 104.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 18:00 | 13.4S 102.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 00:00 | 13.7S 101.6E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 06:00 | 13.7S 100.9E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 13.6S 100.3E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 13.3S 99.5E | 15 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 12.7S 98.6E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 12.1S 97.6E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 11.6S 96.6E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 11.0S 95.7E | 30 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 10.5S 95.3E | 30 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 10.1S 95.1E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 9.7S 94.8E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 9.6S 94.5E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 9.6S 94.1E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 9.9S 93.7E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 10.2S 93.3E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 10.3S 92.9E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 10.4S 92.7E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 10.4S 92.5E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 10.4S 92.3E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 10.3S 92.1E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 10.1S 91.9E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 9.9S 91.8E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 9.6S 92.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 9.4S 92.4E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 9.3S 93.0E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 9.1S 93.8E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 9.1S 94.7E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 9.2S 95.6E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 9.3S 96.3E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 9.3S 97.1E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 9.4S 98.1E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 9.7S 99.2E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 10.0S 100.4E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 10.2S 102.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 10.3S 103.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 10.6S 104.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 10.9S 105.8E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 11.1S 106.9E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 11.3S 108.0E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 11.7S 108.9E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 12.1S 109.8E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 12.6S 110.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 13.0S 111.2E | 20 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 13.2S 111.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 13.3S 111.9E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 13.4S 112.3E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 13.4S 112.7E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 13.2S 113.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 13.2S 113.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 13.2S 113.6E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 13.0S 113.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 13.0S 114.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 13.0S 114.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 13.0S 115.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 13.0S 115.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1996
- Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone GertieSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone BonitaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone BarrySouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone Coryna:HubertSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone DoloresseSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone EdwigeSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm DoloresseSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone FlossySouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone KirstySouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm GuylianneSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone HansellaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone OliviaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone ItelleSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm JennaSouth Indian · 1996
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.