Typhoon Krovanh (2003)
Typhoon Krovanh reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between August 13, 2003 and August 26, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 954 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Krovanh, 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- August 13, 2003 to August 26, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb (28.17 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 12.6
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 130 nmi (241 km, 150 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)
- Overall size
- 150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 22 kt (25 mph)
- Identifier
- WP122003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 18:00 | 7.2N 156.0E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 14, 00:00 | 7.0N 155.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 14, 06:00 | 7.4N 154.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 14, 12:00 | 8.0N 153.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 14, 18:00 | 8.7N 152.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 00:00 | 9.2N 151.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 06:00 | 9.6N 150.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 12:00 | 10.0N 150.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 15, 18:00 | 10.4N 149.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 16, 00:00 | 10.8N 148.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 11.6N 148.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 12.5N 147.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 13.3N 145.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 13.7N 144.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 14.2N 143.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 15.2N 142.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 16.1N 141.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 17.0N 140.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 17.6N 139.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 17.7N 138.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 18.3N 137.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 19.5N 136.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 20.3N 135.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 20.3N 134.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 20.2N 133.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 20.0N 132.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 19.5N 132.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 19.0N 131.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 18.7N 130.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 18.6N 129.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 18.5N 128.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 21, 12:00 | 18.2N 127.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 21, 18:00 | 17.8N 125.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 22, 00:00 | 17.7N 124.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | 17.7N 123.3E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 17.6N 122.1E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 17.1N 120.6E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 17.5N 119.2E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 17.6N 117.9E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 17.9N 116.8E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 23, 18:00 | 18.3N 115.8E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 24, 00:00 | 18.8N 114.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 24, 06:00 | 19.2N 113.4E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 24, 12:00 | 19.6N 112.2E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 24, 18:00 | 20.0N 111.1E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 25, 00:00 | 20.4N 110.0E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 25, 06:00 | 20.8N 108.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 25, 12:00 | 21.2N 107.8E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 25, 18:00 | 21.5N 106.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 26, 00:00 | 22.3N 105.2E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 26, 06:00 | 22.7N 104.9E | 996 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 26, 12:00 | 22.0N 103.0E | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2003
- Super Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon SoudelorWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KoniWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon ImbudoWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon MorakotWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon EtauWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm VamcoWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon DujuanWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon MaemiWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon Choi-WanWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KoppuWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KetsanaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon ParmaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon MelorWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon NepartakWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon LupitWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 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.