Cyclone Sose (2001)
Cyclone Sose reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between April 3, 2001 and April 12, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Sose, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- April 3, 2001 to April 12, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb (28.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 15 km (9 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 5.8
- Fastest the center moved
- 21 kt (24 mph)
- Identifier
- SH192001
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 3, 18:00 | 11.8S 171.5E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 4, 00:00 | 11.9S 170.5E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 4, 06:00 | 12.2S 169.5E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 4, 12:00 | 12.5S 168.8E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 4, 18:00 | 12.9S 168.2E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 5, 00:00 | 13.2S 167.7E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 5, 06:00 | 13.4S 167.2E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Apr 5, 12:00 | 13.4S 166.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 5, 18:00 | 13.4S 166.1E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 00:00 | 13.5S 165.6E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 6, 06:00 | 13.8S 165.3E | 40 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 12:00 | 14.1S 165.3E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 18:00 | 14.5S 165.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 00:00 | 15.0S 166.0E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 06:00 | 15.8S 166.7E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 12:00 | 16.8S 167.2E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 7, 18:00 | 17.8S 167.4E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 8, 00:00 | 18.7S 167.6E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 8, 06:00 | 19.5S 168.3E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 8, 12:00 | 20.2S 169.0E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 8, 18:00 | 20.6S 169.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 00:00 | 21.2S 170.1E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 06:00 | 22.0S 170.5E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 22.6S 170.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 23.2S 170.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 23.8S 170.0E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 24.5S 170.0E | 40 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 12:00 | 25.1S 170.1E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 18:00 | 25.5S 170.1E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 25.9S 170.0E | 30 kt | 990 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 26.4S 169.5E | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 27.0S 169.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 27.5S 169.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 28.5S 170.6E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Apr 12, 06:00 | 29.9S 172.2E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2001
- Cyclone SamSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm WinsomeSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm WylvaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm OmaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm AbigailSouth Pacific · 2001
- Cyclone PaulaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm RitaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Cyclone AlistairSouth Pacific · 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.