Cyclone Frank (1996)
Cyclone Frank reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 6, 1995 and December 14, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 950 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Frank, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 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
- South Indian
- Dates
- December 6, 1995 to December 14, 1995
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb (28.05 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.6
- Identifier
- SH031996
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 6, 00:00 | 10.3S 115.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 10.7S 116.6E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 11.2S 117.5E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 11.6S 118.1E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 12.0S 118.5E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 12.5S 118.5E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 13.0S 118.3E | 35 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 13.5S 118.0E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 14.0S 117.7E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 14.5S 117.4E | 45 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 15.1S 117.1E | 50 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 15.8S 116.7E | 55 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 16.6S 116.3E | 65 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 17.4S 116.0E | 75 kt | 961 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 18.0S 115.8E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 18.7S 115.5E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 19.3S 115.1E | 90 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 19.9S 114.8E | 115 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 20.3S 114.5E | 115 kt | 958 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 20.5S 114.3E | 115 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 20.8S 113.8E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 21.3S 113.5E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 21.8S 113.3E | 100 kt | 968 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 22.4S 113.1E | 90 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 22.9S 113.0E | 70 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 23.5S 113.0E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 24.2S 113.2E | 60 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 25.0S 113.5E | 55 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 25.9S 114.2E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 26.8S 115.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 27.4S 117.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 28.0S 119.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 28.6S 121.4E | 15 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1996
- Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm EmmaSouth 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.