Cyclone Helinda:Pancho (1997)
Cyclone Helinda:Pancho reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 13, 1997 and February 14, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 915 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Helinda:Pancho, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1997 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
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 13, 1997 to February 14, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb (27.02 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 393 km (244 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 42.1
- Identifier
- SH191997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 06:00 | 8.3S 100.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 13, 12:00 | 8.5S 100.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 13, 18:00 | 8.8S 99.9E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 14, 00:00 | 9.1S 99.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 14, 06:00 | 9.4S 99.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 14, 12:00 | 9.8S 99.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 14, 18:00 | 10.2S 98.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 15, 00:00 | 10.5S 98.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 15, 06:00 | 10.8S 97.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 15, 12:00 | 11.2S 97.7E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 15, 18:00 | 11.5S 97.8E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 16, 00:00 | 11.7S 98.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 16, 06:00 | 11.7S 98.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 11.5S 98.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 11.2S 98.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 10.9S 98.2E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 10.7S 97.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 10.5S 97.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 10.4S 97.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 10.3S 97.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 10.1S 96.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 9.9S 96.7E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 9.7S 96.5E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 9.5S 96.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 9.3S 96.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 9.1S 96.2E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 9.2S 96.0E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 9.4S 96.0E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 9.7S 96.0E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 10.2S 96.1E | 55 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 10.9S 96.2E | 65 kt | 968 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 11.6S 95.8E | 80 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 12.0S 94.8E | 95 kt | 918 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 12.2S 93.9E | 110 kt | 915 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 12.4S 92.8E | 115 kt | 915 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 12.7S 91.7E | 120 kt | 918 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 13.0S 91.0E | 125 kt | 928 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 13.1S 90.5E | 125 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 13.2S 90.2E | 125 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 13.3S 90.0E | 120 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 13.4S 89.8E | 120 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 13.5S 89.7E | 120 kt | 950 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 13.6S 89.7E | 110 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 13.8S 89.8E | 100 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 13.9S 90.1E | 95 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 13.9S 90.3E | 85 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 14.0S 90.5E | 70 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 14.1S 90.7E | 65 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 14.2S 90.8E | 65 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 14.3S 90.8E | 70 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 14.4S 90.7E | 75 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 14.4S 90.6E | 75 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 14.4S 90.4E | 75 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 14.2S 90.3E | 70 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 13.8S 90.3E | 65 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 13.3S 90.5E | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 12.8S 90.8E | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 12.2S 91.0E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 11.6S 91.2E | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 10.8S 91.3E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 10.0S 91.6E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 9.7S 92.2E | 45 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 9.9S 92.9E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 10.4S 93.2E | 45 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 11.0S 93.3E | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 11.8S 93.3E | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 12.9S 93.1E | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 13.6S 92.6E | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 14.0S 91.9E | 45 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 14.5S 91.0E | 45 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 14.8S 90.3E | 45 kt | 968 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 15.0S 89.5E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 15.2S 88.7E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 15.2S 88.1E | 60 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 15.2S 87.5E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 15.2S 86.6E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 15.1S 86.0E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 15.1S 85.5E | 100 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 15.4S 85.1E | 110 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 15.7S 85.1E | 115 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 16.0S 85.2E | 115 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 16.4S 85.2E | 110 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 16.8S 85.3E | 105 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 17.1S 85.5E | 100 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 17.3S 85.8E | 95 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 17.5S 86.2E | 85 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 17.6S 86.6E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 17.9S 86.7E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 18.4S 86.7E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 18.8S 86.4E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 19.3S 86.1E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 19.6S 85.7E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 20.0S 85.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 20.3S 84.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 20.5S 83.4E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 20.6S 82.2E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 20.6S 80.9E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 20.4S 79.6E | 30 kt | Mixed | |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 20.1S 78.3E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 19.8S 77.2E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 19.4S 76.1E | 25 kt | Mixed | |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 19.0S 75.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 18.7S 74.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 18.3S 73.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 17.7S 71.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 16.8S 70.7E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 16.2S 69.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 15.6S 68.0E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 15.0S 66.8E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 14.3S 65.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 13.6S 64.4E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 13.0S 63.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 12.8S 62.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 12.8S 61.0E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 12.8S 60.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 12.8S 59.4E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 12.9S 58.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 13.0S 58.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 13.1S 57.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 13.2S 57.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 13.4S 56.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 13.5S 56.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 13.7S 55.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 13.8S 55.3E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 13.9S 55.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 13.9S 54.7E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 13.9S 54.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 13.9S 54.3E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 13.9S 54.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 13.9S 53.9E | 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 ElvinaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm NicholasSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm OpheliaSouth Indian · 1997
- Tropical Storm FabriolaSouth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth 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.