Unnamed cyclone (1998)
Unnamed cyclone reached Category 1 in the North Indian between May 13, 1998 and May 20, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 972 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed cyclone, 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- May 13, 1998 to May 20, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb (28.70 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.2
- Identifier
- IO011998
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 | 4.0N 85.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 06:00 | 5.2N 86.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 12:00 | 6.2N 86.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 13, 18:00 | 7.3N 86.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 00:00 | 8.2N 86.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 06:00 | 8.9N 86.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 12:00 | 9.3N 85.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 14, 18:00 | 9.4N 84.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 00:00 | 9.5N 83.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 06:00 | 9.7N 82.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 12:00 | 9.9N 81.5E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 15, 18:00 | 10.1N 80.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 16, 00:00 | 10.5N 80.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 16, 06:00 | 11.0N 80.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 16, 12:00 | 11.4N 81.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 16, 18:00 | 12.2N 83.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 17, 00:00 | 12.9N 85.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 17, 06:00 | 13.6N 86.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 17, 12:00 | 14.1N 87.1E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 17, 18:00 | 14.5N 87.7E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 00:00 | 15.1N 88.4E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 06:00 | 15.9N 88.9E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 12:00 | 17.0N 89.3E | 30 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 18, 18:00 | 18.0N 89.6E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 00:00 | 19.1N 90.0E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 06:00 | 20.2N 90.4E | 45 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 12:00 | 20.9N 90.8E | 55 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 19, 18:00 | 21.3N 91.1E | 60 kt | 974 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 00:00 | 21.9N 91.5E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 20, 06:00 | 22.5N 92.0E | 60 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 20, 12:00 | 23.8N 92.9E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 20, 18:00 | 24.3N 93.8E | 25 kt | Not reported |
Other North Indian storms of 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998
- Unnamed cycloneNorth 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.