Tropical Storm Elvina (1997)
Tropical Storm Elvina peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between December 3, 1996 and December 16, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Elvina. 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
- December 3, 1996 to December 16, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 550 km (342 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.2
- Identifier
- SH091997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 3.0S 94.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 3.9S 94.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 4.6S 93.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 5.2S 93.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 5.8S 93.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 6.3S 93.9E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 6.8S 94.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 7.3S 94.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 7.8S 94.9E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 8.3S 95.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 8.8S 94.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 9.1S 94.3E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 9.4S 93.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 9.6S 93.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 9.7S 92.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 9.9S 91.9E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 10.0S 91.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 10.1S 91.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 10.4S 90.9E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 10.8S 90.7E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 11.3S 90.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 11.9S 90.2E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 12.4S 89.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 12.6S 88.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 12.6S 87.3E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 12.5S 86.1E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 12.6S 85.0E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 12.8S 83.9E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 13.0S 82.9E | 35 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 13.1S 82.0E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 13.1S 81.1E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 13.1S 80.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 13.1S 79.3E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 13.1S 78.6E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 13.1S 78.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 13.2S 77.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 13.3S 77.7E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 13.5S 77.6E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 13.7S 77.4E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 13.9S 77.1E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 14.0S 76.8E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 14.2S 76.4E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 14.6S 75.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 15.4S 75.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 16.4S 74.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 17.4S 74.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 18.2S 73.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 18.7S 72.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 19.0S 71.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 19.2S 70.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 19.4S 70.5E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 19.5S 70.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 19.6S 69.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm LindsaySouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone AntoinetteSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Bellamine:MelanieSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Chantelle:DaniellaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm NicholasSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm OpheliaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm FabriolaSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone Helinda:PanchoSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone IlettaSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone GretelleSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone JosieSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone KarletteSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone LisetteSouth Indian · 1997
- Cyclone RhondaSouth Indian · 1997
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.