Cyclone Elsie (1998)
Cyclone Elsie reached Category 2 in the South Indian between March 4, 1998 and March 20, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Elsie, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 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
- March 4, 1998 to March 20, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb (28.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1082 km (672 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.6
- Identifier
- SH271998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 9.0S 92.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 9.1S 92.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 9.2S 92.2E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 9.3S 92.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 9.4S 92.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 9.5S 92.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 9.6S 92.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 9.7S 91.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 9.8S 91.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 9.9S 91.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 10.1S 91.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 10.3S 91.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 10.4S 91.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 10.8S 91.3E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 11.3S 91.1E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 11.7S 90.8E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 12.1S 90.5E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 12.5S 90.2E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 12.8S 89.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 13.0S 89.4E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 13.1S 89.0E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 13.2S 88.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 13.3S 87.6E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 13.5S 86.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 13.8S 86.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 14.3S 85.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 15.0S 84.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 15.7S 83.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 16.4S 83.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 17.2S 82.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 17.8S 82.0E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 18.4S 81.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 18.9S 81.4E | 60 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 19.4S 81.2E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 19.8S 81.1E | 90 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 20.1S 81.1E | 90 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 20.4S 81.1E | 75 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 20.6S 80.9E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 20.8S 80.7E | 70 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 21.0S 80.4E | 65 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 21.2S 80.0E | 60 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 21.4S 79.3E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 21.8S 78.5E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 22.1S 78.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 22.6S 78.0E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 23.1S 77.8E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 23.8S 77.5E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 24.3S 77.2E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 25.1S 77.2E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 25.6S 77.7E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 25.7S 78.2E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 25.6S 78.9E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 25.3S 79.7E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 24.7S 80.6E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 23.9S 81.5E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 23.2S 82.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 22.8S 82.6E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Mixed |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 21.3S 80.4E | 1007 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 20.4S 79.4E | 1007 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 19.5S 78.3E | 1007 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 19.1S 77.8E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 18.8S 77.5E | 1008 mb | Mixed | |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 18.6S 77.1E | 1010 mb | Mixed |
Other South Indian storms of 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998
- Tropical Storm SidSouth Indian · 1998
- Cyclone SelwynSouth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998
- Cyclone TiffanySouth Indian · 1998
- Tropical Storm BeltaneSouth Indian · 1998
- Cyclone AnacelleSouth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998
- Tropical Storm DonalineSouth Indian · 1998
- Tropical Storm FionaSouth Indian · 1998
- Cyclone GemmaSouth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998
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.