Cyclone John (2000)
Cyclone John reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 9, 1999 and December 16, 1999, with a lowest pressure of 915 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone John, 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 9, 1999 to December 16, 1999
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 130 kt (150 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 915 mb (27.02 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 14.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 24 kt (28 mph)
- Identifier
- SH022000
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 9, 12:00 | 10.6S 121.8E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 11.1S 121.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 11.6S 120.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 13.3S 119.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 12.9S 119.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 12.6S 119.7E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 12.6S 120.1E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 12.9S 120.2E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 13.1S 120.0E | 25 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 13.6S 119.6E | 35 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 14.0S 119.3E | 45 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 14.5S 119.2E | 50 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 14.9S 119.2E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 15.5S 119.1E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 16.2S 118.9E | 70 kt | 966 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 16.7S 118.4E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 17.2S 118.2E | 90 kt | 961 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 17.7S 118.0E | 110 kt | 943 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 18.2S 117.7E | 115 kt | 920 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 18.8S 117.5E | 120 kt | 915 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 19.6S 117.3E | 130 kt | 915 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 20.2S 117.3E | 130 kt | 925 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 20.9S 117.6E | 130 kt | 945 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 21.6S 118.0E | 115 kt | 966 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 22.2S 118.7E | 80 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 23.0S 119.6E | 30 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 23.3S 120.5E | 30 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2000
- Tropical Storm IlsaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone AstrideSouth 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.