Unnamed cyclone (1996)
Unnamed cyclone reached Category 4 in the North Indian between November 1, 1996 and November 7, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 988 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed cyclone, 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- November 1, 1996 to November 7, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb (29.18 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 8.5
- Identifier
- IO071996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 00:00 | 15.0N 97.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 1, 06:00 | 15.7N 96.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 1, 12:00 | 15.9N 96.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 1, 18:00 | 16.2N 95.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 2, 00:00 | 16.4N 94.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 2, 06:00 | 16.4N 93.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 2, 12:00 | 16.4N 92.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 2, 18:00 | 16.2N 92.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 3, 00:00 | 16.1N 91.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 3, 06:00 | 16.0N 90.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 3, 12:00 | 16.0N 90.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 3, 18:00 | 16.0N 89.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 4, 00:00 | 16.0N 88.8E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 4, 06:00 | 16.0N 88.3E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 4, 12:00 | 16.1N 87.7E | 40 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 4, 18:00 | 16.0N 87.0E | 50 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 00:00 | 16.0N 86.3E | 60 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 06:00 | 16.0N 85.6E | 65 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 12:00 | 16.0N 84.9E | 75 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 18:00 | 16.0N 84.1E | 85 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 00:00 | 16.0N 83.6E | 100 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 06:00 | 16.2N 82.9E | 115 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 12:00 | 16.5N 82.4E | 115 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Nov 6, 18:00 | 16.8N 81.7E | 115 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 00:00 | 17.3N 80.8E | 80 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 7, 06:00 | 17.5N 79.6E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 7, 12:00 | 17.6N 78.8E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Nov 7, 18:00 | 17.8N 77.7E | 20 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 tropical stormNorth 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.