Cyclone Rosita (2000)
Cyclone Rosita reached Category 4 in the South Indian between April 14, 2000 and April 21, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 930 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Rosita, 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
- April 14, 2000 to April 21, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb (27.46 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.9
- Identifier
- SH272000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 06:00 | 9.7S 126.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 12:00 | 10.3S 125.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 18:00 | 11.0S 124.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 00:00 | 11.6S 122.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 06:00 | 12.1S 121.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 12:00 | 12.2S 120.7E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 18:00 | 12.4S 119.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 16, 00:00 | 12.7S 119.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 16, 06:00 | 13.0S 119.6E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 16, 12:00 | 13.2S 119.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 16, 18:00 | 13.1S 119.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 00:00 | 13.5S 119.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 06:00 | 13.9S 119.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 12:00 | 14.6S 119.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 18:00 | 15.3S 119.1E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 00:00 | 15.9S 119.0E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 16.5S 119.0E | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 17.2S 119.0E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 17.3S 119.4E | 65 kt | 966 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 17.4S 120.0E | 70 kt | 956 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 06:00 | 17.6S 120.6E | 90 kt | 936 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 12:00 | 18.0S 121.4E | 105 kt | 930 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 18:00 | 18.4S 122.3E | 125 kt | 935 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 19.0S 123.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 19.5S 124.7E | 50 kt | 973 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 20.2S 126.4E | 40 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 20.5S 127.4E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 20.5S 128.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2000
- Tropical Storm IlsaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone JohnSouth 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
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.