Cyclone Elaine (1999)
Cyclone Elaine reached Category 3 in the South Indian between March 15, 1999 and March 20, 1999, with a lowest pressure of 945 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Elaine. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- March 15, 1999 to March 20, 1999
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb (27.91 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.4
- Identifier
- SH281999
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 15, 00:00 | 13.1S 117.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 13.2S 117.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 13.1S 114.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 13.2S 114.7E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 13.5S 115.0E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 13.9S 115.2E | 25 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 14.5S 114.9E | 30 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 14.9S 114.1E | 35 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 15.6S 112.9E | 60 kt | 971 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 16.4S 112.0E | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 17.1S 111.5E | 90 kt | 961 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 17.8S 111.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 18.8S 110.8E | 90 kt | 946 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 19.6S 110.8E | 100 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 20.6S 111.1E | 90 kt | 948 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 21.5S 111.2E | 85 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 22.9S 111.3E | 45 kt | 968 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 23.8S 111.6E | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 25.0S 112.4E | 30 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 26.0S 112.9E | 30 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 27.5S 113.9E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 28.8S 115.5E | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Tropical Storm ZeliaSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone AlisonSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone BillySouth Indian · 1999
- Tropical Storm CathySouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone AldaSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone Birenda:DamienSouth Indian · 1999
- Tropical Storm ChikitaSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone DavinaSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone VanceSouth Indian · 1999
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone Evrina:FredericSouth Indian · 1999
- Cyclone GwendaSouth Indian · 1999
- Tropical Storm HamishSouth Indian · 1999
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.