Unnamed tropical storm (1996)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 40 kt in the North Indian between May 1, 1996 and May 8, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Unnamed tropical storm. 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- May 1, 1996 to May 8, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1000 mb (29.53 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.6
- Identifier
- IO011996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 06:00 | 7.5N 91.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 1, 12:00 | 7.9N 91.4E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 1, 18:00 | 8.4N 91.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 2, 00:00 | 8.9N 91.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 2, 06:00 | 9.4N 91.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 2, 12:00 | 9.9N 91.1E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 2, 18:00 | 10.5N 91.1E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 3, 00:00 | 11.0N 91.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 3, 06:00 | 11.5N 90.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 3, 12:00 | 12.1N 90.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 3, 18:00 | 12.5N 90.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 00:00 | 12.9N 90.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 06:00 | 13.3N 90.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 12:00 | 13.6N 89.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 18:00 | 13.9N 89.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 00:00 | 14.2N 89.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 06:00 | 14.6N 88.7E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 12:00 | 14.9N 88.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 18:00 | 15.4N 88.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 00:00 | 15.9N 88.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 06:00 | 16.6N 88.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 12:00 | 17.3N 88.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 18:00 | 17.8N 88.5E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| May 7, 00:00 | 18.3N 88.9E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| May 7, 06:00 | 18.8N 89.3E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 12:00 | 19.5N 89.9E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 18:00 | 20.4N 90.9E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 00:00 | 21.3N 92.1E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 06:00 | 22.2N 93.4E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| May 8, 12:00 | 23.0N 94.8E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| May 8, 18:00 | 23.7N 96.2E | 25 kt | Not reported |
Other North Indian storms of 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1996
- Unnamed cycloneNorth 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.