Cyclone Ebula (2003)
Cyclone Ebula reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 6, 2003 and January 15, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Ebula, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2003 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
- January 6, 2003 to January 15, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1244 km (773 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.8
- Identifier
- SH092003
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 6, 12:00 | 9.5S 71.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 6, 18:00 | 9.9S 71.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 7, 00:00 | 10.4S 71.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 7, 06:00 | 10.8S 71.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 7, 12:00 | 10.9S 70.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 7, 18:00 | 11.1S 70.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 8, 00:00 | 11.6S 70.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 8, 06:00 | 12.2S 70.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 8, 12:00 | 12.9S 70.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 8, 18:00 | 13.6S 70.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 00:00 | 14.3S 70.8E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 06:00 | 15.0S 71.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 12:00 | 15.8S 71.3E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 9, 18:00 | 16.7S 71.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 10, 00:00 | 17.7S 70.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 10, 06:00 | 18.8S 70.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 10, 12:00 | 20.1S 70.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 10, 18:00 | 21.7S 69.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 11, 00:00 | 23.3S 69.6E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 11, 06:00 | 24.7S 69.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 11, 12:00 | 26.0S 69.9E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 11, 18:00 | 26.8S 70.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 12, 00:00 | 27.5S 71.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 12, 06:00 | 28.1S 72.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 12, 12:00 | 28.4S 73.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 12, 18:00 | 28.2S 73.7E | 37 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 13, 00:00 | 28.4S 74.1E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 13, 06:00 | 29.0S 74.4E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 13, 12:00 | 29.7S 74.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 13, 18:00 | 30.4S 75.1E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 14, 00:00 | 31.1S 75.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 14, 06:00 | 31.9S 76.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 14, 12:00 | 32.8S 77.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 14, 18:00 | 33.2S 77.7E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 15, 00:00 | 33.6S 78.3E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 15, 06:00 | 34.0S 79.2E | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone BouraSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone CrystalSouth Indian · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm DelfinaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm FariSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone FionaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm IshaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone GerrySouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone HapeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm GrahamSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone JaphetSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm HarrietSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone KalundeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm CraigSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone InigoSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone LumaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone ManouSouth Indian · 2003
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.