Cyclone Lisette (1997)
Cyclone Lisette reached Category 1 in the South Indian between February 24, 1997 and March 3, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Lisette, 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
- February 24, 1997 to March 3, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.1
- Identifier
- SH301997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 15.5S 41.4E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 15.7S 41.1E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 15.9S 40.7E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 16.1S 40.3E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 16.4S 40.1E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 14.9S 38.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 15.9S 39.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 16.9S 39.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 17.9S 40.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 18.6S 40.0E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 19.3S 40.0E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 19.8S 40.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 20.0S 40.2E | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 20.2S 40.2E | 65 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 20.3S 39.9E | 65 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 20.4S 39.6E | 65 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 20.5S 39.2E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 20.5S 38.8E | 65 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 20.5S 38.3E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 20.3S 37.7E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 20.0S 37.1E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 19.8S 36.5E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 19.6S 35.8E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 19.3S 35.1E | 60 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 19.0S 34.3E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 18.6S 33.5E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 17.9S 32.1E | Not reported | ||
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 17.8S 31.8E | Not reported |
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 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 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.