Cyclone Kalunde (2003)
Cyclone Kalunde reached Category 5 in the South Indian between March 3, 2003 and March 17, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 898 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
- March 3, 2003 to March 17, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 140 kt (161 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb (26.52 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 636 km (395 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 34.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 225 nmi (417 km, 259 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 26 kt (30 mph)
- Identifier
- SH232003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 10.4S 80.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 10.8S 80.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 10.7S 78.4E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 10.9S 78.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 11.2S 78.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 11.5S 78.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 11.5S 78.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 11.5S 78.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 11.3S 77.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 11.1S 77.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 10.9S 76.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 11.1S 76.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 11.2S 76.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 11.5S 75.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 11.8S 75.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 12.1S 74.3E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 12.5S 73.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 13.0S 72.8E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 13.4S 72.0E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 13.7S 71.2E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 14.0S 70.4E | 140 kt | 898 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 14.4S 69.7E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 14.8S 69.2E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 15.3S 68.8E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 15.7S 68.3E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 16.1S 67.9E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 16.4S 67.5E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 16.7S 67.1E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 17.0S 66.7E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 17.4S 66.4E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 17.7S 66.0E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 17.9S 65.6E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 18.1S 65.2E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 18.4S 64.9E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 18.6S 64.6E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 18.8S 64.3E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 19.1S 64.1E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 19.5S 63.9E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 20.0S 63.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 20.5S 64.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 21.1S 64.3E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 21.8S 64.5E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 22.4S 64.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 23.2S 64.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 24.0S 65.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 24.8S 65.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 25.6S 65.3E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 26.5S 65.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 27.5S 66.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 28.7S 66.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 29.6S 66.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 30.4S 66.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 34.0S 67.0E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 35.8S 67.4E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 37.1S 68.3E | 50 kt | 994 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 38.5S 70.2E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 39.9S 72.4E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
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
- Cyclone EbulaSouth 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
- 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.