Tropical Storm Felapi (2005)
Tropical Storm Felapi peaked at 35 kt in the South Indian between January 26, 2005 and February 3, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 995 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Felapi, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2005 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 26, 2005 to February 3, 2005
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph), ten-minute wind
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb (29.38 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.2
- Identifier
- 2005026S20040
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 26, 06:00 | 20.2S 39.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 21.1S 40.9E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 21.5S 41.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 21.8S 41.0E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 22.1S 41.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 22.1S 41.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 22.3S 42.4E | 33 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 22.7S 42.9E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 23.4S 43.4E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 24.1S 43.9E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 24.7S 44.6E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 25.5S 45.4E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 26.1S 45.8E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 26.0S 46.5E | 27 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 25.7S 47.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 25.1S 47.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 24.4S 48.2E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 23.3S 49.1E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 22.8S 49.6E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 22.4S 50.2E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 22.4S 50.6E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 23.0S 50.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 23.4S 50.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 24.6S 50.8E | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 26.2S 50.3E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 27.1S 50.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 28.1S 49.8E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 28.8S 49.9E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 29.2S 50.0E | 27 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 29.9S 50.5E | 27 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 30.8S 51.5E | 27 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 31.7S 53.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 32.3S 55.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 34.6S 55.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 37.5S 54.2E | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2005
- Tropical Storm PhoebeSouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone ArolaSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone BentojanaSouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone ChamboSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm RaymondSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm SallySouth Indian · 2005
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm DarenSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone ErnestSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm TimSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm GerardSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm VivienneSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone WillySouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone HennieSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm IsangSouth Indian · 2005
- Cyclone Adeline:JulietSouth Indian · 2005
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. This storm’s winds are ten-minute averages from its regional agency. They read about 12 percent lower than the one-minute winds US agencies use, so a Saffir-Simpson category is not given for it.
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.