Unnamed tropical storm (1997)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between August 14, 1996 and August 21, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, 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
- August 14, 1996 to August 21, 1996
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb (29.38 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1267 km (787 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.2
- Identifier
- SH021997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 4.8S 84.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 5.2S 85.2E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 5.5S 85.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 6.0S 86.7E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 6.6S 87.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 16, 00:00 | 7.1S 87.9E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 7.6S 87.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 8.3S 87.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 9.1S 87.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 9.8S 86.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 10.3S 86.6E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 10.8S 86.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 11.3S 86.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 11.6S 86.0E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 11.9S 86.1E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 12.2S 86.4E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 12.4S 86.9E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 12.4S 87.3E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 12.3S 87.8E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 12.1S 88.3E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 11.9S 88.9E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 11.7S 89.3E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 11.5S 89.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 11.3S 90.0E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 11.1S 90.1E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 11.0S 89.7E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 11.1S 89.3E | 25 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm LindsaySouth 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
- 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.