Unnamed tropical storm (1996)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the North Indian between October 21, 1996 and October 29, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 998 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
- October 21, 1996 to October 29, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb (29.47 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.4
- Identifier
- IO061996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 9.1N 93.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 9.5N 93.1E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 9.9N 93.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 10.2N 92.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 10.5N 92.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 10.7N 92.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 10.9N 92.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 10.9N 91.7E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 11.0N 90.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 11.2N 90.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 11.4N 89.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 11.6N 88.7E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 11.8N 88.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 12.0N 87.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 12.2N 87.4E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 12.4N 87.0E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 12.6N 86.6E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 12.9N 86.2E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 13.2N 85.7E | 40 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 13.6N 85.4E | 45 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 14.2N 85.3E | 45 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 14.7N 85.3E | 45 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 06:00 | 15.5N 85.4E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 12:00 | 16.2N 85.7E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 18:00 | 17.0N 86.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 00:00 | 18.0N 86.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 19.1N 87.5E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 20.4N 88.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 21.9N 88.9E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 23.7N 89.6E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 25.6N 90.2E | 25 kt | Not reported |
Other North Indian storms of 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 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 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.