Cyclone Kirsty (1996)

Basin

South Indian

Dates

March 6, 1996 to March 14, 1996

Peak strength

Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)

Lowest pressure

935 mb (27.61 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

9.5

Identifier

SH181996

No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.

• Cyclone Agnielle:DarylSouth Indian · 1996Cat 5150 kt · 925 mb
• Tropical Storm EmmaSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 1996Cat 4115 kt · 950 mb
• Cyclone GertieSouth Indian · 1996Cat 175 kt · 965 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Depression30 kt · 995 mb
• Cyclone BonitaSouth Indian · 1996Cat 4135 kt · 920 mb
• Cyclone BarrySouth Indian · 1996Cat 180 kt · 950 mb
• Cyclone Coryna:HubertSouth Indian · 1996Cat 175 kt · 955 mb
• Tropical Storm IsobelSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm45 kt · 995 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm35 kt
• Cyclone DoloresseSouth Indian · 1996Cat 175 kt · 977 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm35 kt
• Cyclone EdwigeSouth Indian · 1996Cat 295 kt · 945 mb
• Tropical Storm DoloresseSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone FlossySouth Indian · 1996Cat 4115 kt · 945 mb
• Tropical Storm GuylianneSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm35 kt · 992 mb
• Cyclone HansellaSouth Indian · 1996Cat 295 kt · 962 mb
• Cyclone OliviaSouth Indian · 1996Cat 4125 kt · 925 mb
• Cyclone ItelleSouth Indian · 1996Cat 5140 kt · 925 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm JennaSouth Indian · 1996Tropical Storm60 kt · 984 mb

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.

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.