Cyclone Charly (2001)
Cyclone Charly reached Category 3 in the South Indian between January 17, 2001 and February 1, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 17, 2001 to February 1, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb (27.46 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 448 km (278 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.9
- Identifier
- SH062001
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 12.3S 86.4E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 12.4S 86.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 12.5S 86.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 12.7S 86.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 13.0S 86.0E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 13.3S 85.6E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 13.6S 85.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 14.0S 84.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 14.5S 84.2E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 15.0S 83.6E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 15.5S 82.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 16.1S 82.2E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 16.6S 81.5E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 16.9S 80.5E | 70 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 17.1S 79.3E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 17.3S 78.2E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 17.6S 77.2E | 80 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 17.9S 76.1E | 85 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 18.1S 75.0E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 18.4S 74.0E | 90 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 18.8S 72.9E | 105 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 19.3S 72.1E | 105 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 20.0S 71.2E | 105 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 20.8S 70.2E | 100 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 21.6S 69.1E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 22.1S 67.7E | 75 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 22.3S 66.3E | 60 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 22.6S 64.6E | 55 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 23.0S 63.0E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 23.4S 61.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 23.8S 60.2E | 35 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 24.5S 59.1E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 24.9S 58.0E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 25.2S 57.5E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 25.3S 56.9E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 25.4S 57.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 25.6S 57.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 26.1S 57.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 26.5S 56.8E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 26.8S 56.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 26.8S 55.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 26.6S 55.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 26.5S 54.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 26.6S 54.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 27.1S 54.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 27.5S 54.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 27.4S 53.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 27.1S 53.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 27.3S 54.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 27.9S 56.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 28.7S 57.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 29.9S 58.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 31.8S 59.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 32.3S 59.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 32.8S 59.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 33.3S 60.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 34.0S 60.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 34.9S 61.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 36.0S 61.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 36.8S 61.5E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone AndoSouth Indian · 2001
- Cyclone BinduSouth 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.