Cyclone Itsang:Itseng:Oscar (2004)
Cyclone Itsang:Itseng:Oscar reached Category 4 in the South Indian between March 21, 2004 and March 29, 2004, with a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Itsang:Itseng:Oscar, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2004 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
- March 21, 2004 to March 29, 2004
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb (27.37 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 639 km (397 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.3
- Identifier
- SH202004
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 21, 00:00 | 12.5S 103.4E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 21, 06:00 | 13.2S 103.8E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 21, 12:00 | 13.8S 103.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 21, 18:00 | 14.2S 103.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 22, 00:00 | 14.5S 102.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 22, 06:00 | 14.8S 101.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 14.8S 101.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 14.8S 100.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 14.8S 99.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 14.7S 99.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 14.7S 98.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 14.6S 97.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 14.5S 96.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 14.5S 96.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 14.6S 95.3E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 14.9S 94.6E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 15.3S 94.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 15.8S 93.4E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 16.2S 92.9E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 16.5S 92.6E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 16.8S 92.4E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 17.1S 92.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 17.4S 92.0E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 17.7S 91.7E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 18.1S 91.3E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 18.5S 90.9E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 19.1S 90.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 19.5S 89.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 19.8S 89.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 20.4S 89.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 19.7S 89.1E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 20.6S 88.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 21.1S 87.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 21.0S 86.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 20.6S 86.0E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2004
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone BeniSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone CelaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JanaSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm DariusSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm KenSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone ElitaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone FrankSouth Indian · 2004
- Tropical Storm LindaSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone MontySouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone GafiloSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone Helma:NickySouth Indian · 2004
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2004
- Cyclone JubaSouth Indian · 2004
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.