Cyclone Rhonda (1997)
Cyclone Rhonda reached Category 3 in the South Indian between May 4, 1997 and May 17, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 935 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Rhonda, 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
- May 4, 1997 to May 17, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb (27.61 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 159 km (99 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.8
- Identifier
- SH361997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 12:00 | 8.1S 79.4E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 4, 18:00 | 8.0S 79.0E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 5, 00:00 | 7.9S 78.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 5, 06:00 | 7.7S 78.2E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 5, 12:00 | 7.5S 77.9E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 5, 18:00 | 7.3S 77.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 6, 00:00 | 7.1S 77.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 6, 06:00 | 7.0S 76.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 6, 12:00 | 7.0S 76.1E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 6, 18:00 | 7.3S 75.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 7, 00:00 | 7.7S 75.6E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 7, 06:00 | 8.0S 75.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 7, 12:00 | 8.3S 75.4E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 7, 18:00 | 8.7S 75.5E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 8, 00:00 | 9.0S 75.8E | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 8, 06:00 | 9.4S 76.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 8, 12:00 | 9.7S 76.9E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 8, 18:00 | 10.0S 77.9E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 9, 00:00 | 10.3S 79.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 9, 06:00 | 10.6S 80.6E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 9, 12:00 | 10.9S 82.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 9, 18:00 | 11.2S 83.6E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 10, 00:00 | 11.5S 84.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 10, 06:00 | 11.6S 86.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 10, 12:00 | 11.5S 87.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 10, 18:00 | 11.4S 88.7E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 11, 00:00 | 11.5S 89.9E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 11, 06:00 | 11.6S 90.5E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 12:00 | 11.7S 90.9E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 18:00 | 11.8S 91.3E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 00:00 | 12.0S 91.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 06:00 | 12.3S 92.0E | 55 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 12:00 | 12.6S 92.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 18:00 | 12.9S 92.8E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 00:00 | 13.2S 93.3E | 70 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 06:00 | 13.5S 93.8E | 75 kt | 966 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 12:00 | 13.9S 94.3E | 80 kt | 958 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 18:00 | 14.6S 95.1E | 90 kt | 953 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 14, 00:00 | 15.4S 96.1E | 100 kt | 946 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 14, 06:00 | 16.3S 97.1E | 100 kt | 938 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 14, 12:00 | 17.2S 98.2E | 100 kt | 946 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 14, 18:00 | 18.1S 99.3E | 95 kt | 951 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 00:00 | 19.1S 100.3E | 75 kt | 961 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 06:00 | 19.8S 101.7E | 65 kt | 971 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 12:00 | 20.7S 103.6E | 60 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 18:00 | 21.7S 105.7E | 55 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 00:00 | 23.1S 107.6E | 45 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 06:00 | 24.1S 108.8E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 12:00 | 24.8S 109.6E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 18:00 | 25.3S 110.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 00:00 | 25.8S 110.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 06:00 | 26.3S 111.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 12:00 | 26.8S 111.8E | 25 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 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
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.