Tropical Storm Jenna (1996)
Tropical Storm Jenna peaked at 60 kt in the South Indian between April 30, 1996 and May 6, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 984 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Jenna. 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
- April 30, 1996 to May 6, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 60 kt (69 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb (29.06 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 525 km (326 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.1
- Identifier
- SH281996
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 30, 18:00 | 4.5S 92.8E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 00:00 | 3.9S 94.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 06:00 | 4.2S 94.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 12:00 | 4.6S 95.0E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 18:00 | 5.0S 94.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 00:00 | 5.7S 94.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 06:00 | 6.5S 94.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 12:00 | 7.4S 93.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 18:00 | 8.3S 92.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 00:00 | 9.1S 92.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 06:00 | 9.8S 91.6E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 12:00 | 10.4S 91.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 18:00 | 11.0S 90.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 00:00 | 11.6S 90.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 06:00 | 12.1S 89.5E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 12:00 | 12.7S 89.3E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 18:00 | 13.4S 89.2E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 00:00 | 14.2S 89.4E | 60 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 06:00 | 15.2S 90.1E | 60 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 12:00 | 16.0S 90.8E | 60 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 18:00 | 17.0S 92.0E | 60 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 00:00 | 18.1S 93.7E | 50 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 06:00 | 19.5S 95.8E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 12:00 | 21.1S 98.2E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 18:00 | 22.5S 100.5E | 30 kt | Tropical storm |
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 HansellaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone OliviaSouth Indian · 1996
- Cyclone ItelleSouth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth 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.