Cyclone Ando (2001)
Cyclone Ando reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 31, 2000 and January 13, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Ando, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2001 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 31, 2000 to January 13, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb (27.32 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 203 km (126 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.3
- Identifier
- SH042001
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 31, 06:00 | 8.7S 67.4E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 9.2S 67.1E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 9.7S 66.5E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 10.2S 65.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 10.7S 64.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 11.1S 62.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 11.2S 62.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 11.1S 61.6E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 11.1S 61.3E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 11.1S 61.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 11.2S 60.6E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 11.4S 60.1E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 11.6S 59.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 11.9S 59.2E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 12.4S 58.7E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 00:00 | 13.0S 58.1E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 06:00 | 13.7S 57.5E | 90 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 14.1S 56.9E | 100 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 4, 18:00 | 14.8S 56.4E | 105 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 5, 00:00 | 15.6S 55.9E | 110 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 5, 06:00 | 16.3S 55.5E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 5, 12:00 | 17.1S 55.0E | 115 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 5, 18:00 | 17.8S 54.7E | 120 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 6, 00:00 | 18.5S 54.2E | 120 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 6, 06:00 | 19.4S 53.8E | 120 kt | 925 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 6, 12:00 | 20.2S 53.5E | 120 kt | 925 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 6, 18:00 | 20.9S 53.1E | 120 kt | 925 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 7, 00:00 | 21.6S 52.7E | 115 kt | 925 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 7, 06:00 | 22.3S 52.3E | 110 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 7, 12:00 | 23.1S 52.1E | 105 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 7, 18:00 | 23.7S 51.9E | 100 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 8, 00:00 | 24.0S 51.6E | 90 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 8, 06:00 | 24.3S 51.2E | 80 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 8, 12:00 | 24.7S 50.9E | 70 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 8, 18:00 | 25.3S 50.8E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 00:00 | 26.0S 50.7E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 06:00 | 26.7S 50.6E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 12:00 | 27.5S 50.6E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 18:00 | 28.2S 50.8E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 10, 00:00 | 28.8S 51.2E | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 10, 06:00 | 30.4S 52.3E | 25 kt | 992 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 10, 12:00 | 31.4S 52.5E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 10, 18:00 | 32.5S 52.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 11, 00:00 | 33.4S 52.7E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 11, 06:00 | 34.1S 52.7E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 11, 12:00 | 34.7S 52.8E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 11, 18:00 | 34.8S 53.1E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 12, 00:00 | 34.5S 53.1E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 12, 06:00 | 34.0S 52.9E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 12, 12:00 | 32.8S 52.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 12, 18:00 | 31.7S 51.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 13, 00:00 | 30.7S 49.5E | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone BinduSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone CharlySouth Indian · 2001
- Tropical Storm TerriSouth Indian · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Tropical Storm VincentSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone DeraSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone WalterSouth Indian · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone EvaristeSouth Indian · 2001
- Unnamed cycloneSouth Indian · 2001
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.