Tropical Storm Hali (1999)
Tropical Storm Hali peaked at 50 kt in the South Pacific between March 11, 1999 and March 20, 1999, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Hali. 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 Pacific
- Dates
- March 11, 1999 to March 20, 1999
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1132 km (703 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.5
- Identifier
- SH271999
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 11, 06:00 | 18.8S 154.2W | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 18.8S 155.4W | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 19.0S 156.7W | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 19.6S 158.5W | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 20.0S 159.1W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 20.2S 159.4W | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 20.2S 159.7W | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 20.1S 160.2W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 20.2S 160.7W | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 20.3S 161.2W | 40 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 20.2S 161.9W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 20.1S 162.3W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 20.2S 162.7W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 20.3S 163.0W | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 20.3S 163.2W | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 20.2S 163.5W | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 20.1S 163.9W | 40 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 20.6S 164.3W | 40 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 21.3S 164.2W | 45 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 21.9S 164.1W | 45 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 22.4S 163.8W | 45 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 22.7S 163.4W | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 23.1S 163.9W | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 23.8S 163.9W | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 24.0S 163.5W | 30 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 24.1S 162.8W | 30 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 24.2S 162.4W | 30 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 24.3S 162.2W | 30 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 24.5S 161.7W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 24.6S 161.1W | Not reported | ||
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 24.8S 160.3W | Not reported | ||
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 25.0S 159.5W | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 25.3S 158.5W | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 25.6S 157.0W | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 26.5S 156.5W | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 27.6S 156.0W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 28.0S 153.0W | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 1999
- Cyclone ThelmaSouth Pacific · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1999
- Cyclone CoraSouth Pacific · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1999
- Cyclone DaniSouth Pacific · 1999
- Tropical Storm OlindaSouth Pacific · 1999
- Tropical Storm PeteSouth Pacific · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1999
- Tropical Storm EllaSouth Pacific · 1999
- Tropical Storm RonaSouth Pacific · 1999
- Cyclone FrankSouth Pacific · 1999
- Tropical Storm GitaSouth Pacific · 1999
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 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.