Tropical Depression Vicky (2002)
Tropical Depression Vicky peaked at unknown kt in the South Pacific between December 22, 2001 and December 26, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Depression Vicky, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2002 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
- December 22, 2001 to December 26, 2001
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb (29.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1584 km (984 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- 2001357S14203
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 22, 18:00 | 13.7S 157.2W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 13.7S 157.4W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 13.7S 157.1W | 1004 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 13.3S 157.0W | 1004 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 12.9S 157.1W | 1002 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 12.5S 157.3W | 999 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 12.6S 157.5W | 996 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 12.8S 157.6W | 996 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 13.6S 157.3W | 997 mb | Not reported | |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 14.6S 157.1W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 15.2S 157.0W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 15.5S 157.0W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 15.8S 157.2W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 16.4S 157.5W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 17.1S 157.5W | Not reported | ||
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 17.1S 157.5W | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm TrinaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone WakaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm BernieSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm DesSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm UpiaSouth Pacific · 2002
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.