Unnamed cyclone (1997)
Unnamed cyclone reached Category 4 in the North Indian between May 13, 1997 and May 20, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 964 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed cyclone, 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- May 13, 1997 to May 20, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb (28.47 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Identifier
- IO011997
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 13, 00:00 | 3.2N 91.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 06:00 | 3.3N 91.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 12:00 | 3.5N 91.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 18:00 | 3.7N 91.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 00:00 | 4.0N 91.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 06:00 | 4.4N 91.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 12:00 | 5.1N 91.4E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 18:00 | 6.2N 90.8E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 00:00 | 7.2N 90.4E | 40 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 06:00 | 8.0N 90.2E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 12:00 | 8.3N 90.3E | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 15, 18:00 | 8.6N 90.4E | 50 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 00:00 | 9.0N 90.6E | 50 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 06:00 | 9.7N 91.0E | 50 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 12:00 | 10.6N 91.3E | 55 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 16, 18:00 | 11.6N 91.5E | 60 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 00:00 | 12.6N 91.5E | 65 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 06:00 | 13.6N 91.2E | 70 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 12:00 | 14.4N 90.7E | 75 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 18:00 | 15.2N 90.4E | 80 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 00:00 | 16.2N 90.2E | 90 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 06:00 | 17.2N 90.3E | 95 kt | 980 mb | Not reported |
| May 18, 12:00 | 18.3N 90.4E | 100 kt | 980 mb | Not reported |
| May 18, 18:00 | 19.3N 90.5E | 105 kt | 974 mb | Not reported |
| May 19, 00:00 | 20.2N 90.8E | 110 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| May 19, 06:00 | 21.1N 91.1E | 115 kt | 964 mb | Not reported |
| May 19, 12:00 | 22.1N 91.6E | 115 kt | 964 mb | Not reported |
| May 19, 18:00 | 23.2N 92.3E | 90 kt | Not reported | |
| May 20, 00:00 | 25.5N 94.7E | 65 kt | Not reported | |
| May 20, 06:00 | 27.8N 97.5E | 50 kt | Not reported |
Other North Indian storms of 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth 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.