Cyclone Mona (2000)
Cyclone Mona reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between March 6, 2000 and March 14, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- March 6, 2000 to March 14, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb (28.35 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 174 km (108 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 5.8
- Identifier
- SH192000
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 6, 12:00 | 15.1S 171.3W | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 15.6S 171.5W | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 16.2S 172.0W | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 16.7S 172.7W | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 17.9S 173.6W | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 18.6S 174.1W | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 19.2S 174.7W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 19.6S 175.0W | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 20.2S 175.4W | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 20.8S 175.8W | 55 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 21.2S 175.9W | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 21.7S 176.0W | 75 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 22.2S 175.8W | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 22.6S 175.4W | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 23.3S 174.9W | 75 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 24.3S 173.3W | 80 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 25.6S 171.9W | 80 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 26.3S 171.9W | 45 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 27.0S 172.0W | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 28.2S 171.9W | 30 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 29.5S 171.8W | 50 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 31.1S 171.8W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 33.1S 171.4W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 34.7S 171.2W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 37.0S 171.0W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 39.8S 169.5W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 41.4S 166.4W | 40 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 43.1S 160.1W | 30 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 45.6S 153.2W | 30 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 48.0S 147.4W | 30 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 51.0S 142.5W | 30 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2000
- Cyclone IrisSouth Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone JoSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone KimSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone SteveSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm LeoSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm VaughanSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm TessiSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm NeilSouth Pacific · 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.