Cyclone Astride (2000)
Cyclone Astride reached Category 1 in the South Indian between December 23, 1999 and January 3, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Astride, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2000 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
- December 23, 1999 to January 3, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.5
- Identifier
- SH032000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 8.2S 75.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 9.1S 75.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 9.9S 75.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 10.5S 74.4E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 11.2S 73.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 11.9S 72.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 12.1S 72.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 12.3S 70.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 12.3S 70.1E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 12.5S 69.0E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 12.9S 67.9E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 13.1S 66.9E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 13.2S 65.8E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 13.5S 64.7E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 14.0S 63.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 14.2S 63.0E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 14.3S 62.1E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 14.5S 61.3E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 14.7S 60.6E | 65 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 14.8S 59.7E | 65 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 15.0S 58.7E | 60 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 15.1S 57.9E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 15.3S 57.2E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 15.4S 56.7E | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 15.5S 56.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 15.5S 55.7E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 15.4S 55.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 15.3S 54.6E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 15.1S 54.0E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 14.8S 53.3E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 14.5S 52.5E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 14.1S 51.7E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 13.7S 51.2E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 13.4S 50.7E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 13.0S 50.0E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 12.8S 49.0E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 12.7S 47.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 12.7S 47.2E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 12.7S 46.5E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 12.7S 45.8E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 12.8S 45.0E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 12.9S 44.0E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 13.0S 42.5E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 13.1S 40.9E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 13.6S 40.3E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 13.2S 39.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
Other South Indian storms of 2000
- Tropical Storm IlsaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone JohnSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone BabiolaSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone KirrilySouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone ConnieSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm DamienneSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone Eline:LeoneSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm MarciaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone FeliciaSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm GloriaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone NormanSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm OlgaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone HudahSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone PaulSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm InnocenteSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone RositaSouth Indian · 2000
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.