Cyclone Willy (2005)
Cyclone Willy reached Category 2 in the South Indian between March 8, 2005 and March 14, 2005, with a lowest pressure of 954 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Willy, 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
- March 8, 2005 to March 14, 2005
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb (28.17 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 171 km (106 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 8.3
- Identifier
- SH232005
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 8, 06:00 | 11.8S 120.2E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 12.1S 120.1E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 13.5S 119.8E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 13.6S 119.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 13.7S 118.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 13.8S 118.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 14.0S 117.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 14.2S 116.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 14.5S 115.6E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 15.0S 114.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 15.6S 114.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 16.1S 113.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 16.6S 112.7E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 17.3S 112.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 18.0S 111.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 18.7S 110.9E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 19.4S 110.3E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 20.1S 109.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 20.6S 109.4E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 21.0S 109.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 21.3S 108.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 21.5S 108.3E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 21.5S 107.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 21.3S 107.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 21.3S 106.6E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 21.1S 106.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
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 FelapiSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm GerardSouth Indian · 2005
- Tropical Storm VivienneSouth 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.
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.