Unnamed tropical storm (1998)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between February 15, 1998 and February 19, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, 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
- February 15, 1998 to February 19, 1998
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 608 km (378 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH241998
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 19.3S 70.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 19.5S 68.8E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 19.9S 67.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 20.6S 66.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 21.3S 65.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 22.1S 64.2E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 23.1S 63.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 23.9S 62.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 24.8S 62.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 26.1S 62.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 27.4S 62.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 28.3S 63.9E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 29.3S 65.0E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 29.8S 66.5E | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 30.0S 68.3E | 40 kt | Extratropical | |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 30.7S 70.4E | Extratropical |
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
- Tropical Storm DonalineSouth Indian · 1998
- Cyclone ElsieSouth 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.