Cyclone Hansella (1996)
Cyclone Hansella reached Category 2 in the South Indian between April 2, 1996 and April 11, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 962 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Hansella, 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
- April 2, 1996 to April 11, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb (28.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 24 km (15 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.6
- Identifier
- SH241996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 16.9S 74.5E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 16.7S 73.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 16.5S 73.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 2, 18:00 | 16.3S 72.2E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 00:00 | 16.1S 71.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 06:00 | 15.9S 70.4E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 12:00 | 15.7S 69.6E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 3, 18:00 | 15.6S 68.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 00:00 | 15.5S 67.7E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 06:00 | 15.5S 66.6E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 12:00 | 15.9S 65.7E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 4, 18:00 | 16.5S 64.9E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 00:00 | 17.1S 64.1E | 60 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 06:00 | 17.6S 63.6E | 65 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 12:00 | 18.2S 63.4E | 70 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 18:00 | 18.8S 63.3E | 80 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 00:00 | 19.4S 63.4E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 06:00 | 19.9S 63.7E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 12:00 | 20.3S 64.1E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 18:00 | 20.5S 64.5E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 00:00 | 20.7S 64.7E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 06:00 | 20.7S 64.9E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 12:00 | 20.6S 65.2E | 95 kt | 962 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 18:00 | 20.4S 65.2E | 95 kt | 968 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 00:00 | 20.1S 64.9E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 06:00 | 20.0S 64.4E | 80 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 12:00 | 20.1S 63.8E | 70 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 18:00 | 20.2S 62.9E | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 00:00 | 20.3S 61.9E | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 06:00 | 20.5S 60.7E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 20.6S 59.4E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 20.8S 58.0E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 20.9S 56.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 20.8S 56.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 12:00 | 20.8S 55.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Apr 10, 18:00 | 20.9S 54.8E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 21.2S 54.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 21.8S 53.8E | 25 kt | Not reported |
Other South Indian storms of 1996
- Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996
- Tropical Storm EmmaSouth 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 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.