Cyclone Gertie (1996)
Cyclone Gertie reached Category 1 in the South Indian between December 14, 1995 and December 24, 1995, with a lowest pressure of 965 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Gertie. 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 14, 1995 to December 24, 1995
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb (28.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.0
- Identifier
- SH041996
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 14, 00:00 | 15.5S 134.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 13.9S 135.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 12.6S 134.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 11.9S 132.7E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 11.7S 131.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 11.7S 130.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 11.7S 129.4E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 11.7S 128.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 11.7S 127.8E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 11.9S 127.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 12.1S 126.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 12.3S 125.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 12.8S 125.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 13.2S 124.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 13.7S 124.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 14.4S 123.8E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 15.0S 123.0E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 15.5S 122.2E | 35 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 16.0S 121.4E | 35 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 16.6S 121.0E | 35 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 17.2S 120.7E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 17.8S 120.4E | 55 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 18.5S 120.1E | 55 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 19.1S 120.2E | 55 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 19.8S 120.7E | 60 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 20.5S 121.5E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 21.2S 122.5E | 75 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 22.1S 123.7E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 23.1S 125.1E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 24.1S 126.9E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 24.8S 128.9E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 25.7S 131.1E | 25 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 26.5S 134.3E | 30 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 26.8S 137.4E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 27.0S 140.5E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 26.2S 144.3E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 25.2S 148.3E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 25.4S 151.1E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 25.9S 153.6E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 25.2S 155.3E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 24.2S 156.8E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 23.6S 159.5E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 23.1S 162.5E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Subtropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1996
- Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm EmmaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone FrankSouth 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.