Tropical Storm Bilis (2006)
Tropical Storm Bilis peaked at 50 kt in the Western Pacific between July 7, 2006 and July 17, 2006, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Bilis, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2006 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
- July 7, 2006 to July 17, 2006
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.3
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 230 nmi (426 km, 265 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi)
- Overall size
- 330 nmi (611 km, 380 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 34 kt (39 mph)
- Identifier
- WP052006
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 00:00 | 9.6N 143.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 7, 06:00 | 10.0N 143.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 7, 12:00 | 10.4N 142.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 7, 18:00 | 10.8N 142.5E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 8, 00:00 | 11.3N 142.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 8, 06:00 | 11.8N 141.1E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 8, 12:00 | 12.4N 139.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 8, 18:00 | 12.8N 138.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 9, 00:00 | 13.1N 136.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 9, 06:00 | 13.6N 135.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 9, 12:00 | 14.4N 135.1E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 9, 18:00 | 15.2N 134.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 10, 00:00 | 15.9N 133.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 10, 06:00 | 16.6N 132.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 10, 12:00 | 17.4N 131.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 10, 18:00 | 17.9N 130.6E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 11, 00:00 | 18.4N 129.8E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 11, 06:00 | 19.1N 128.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 11, 12:00 | 19.8N 127.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 11, 18:00 | 20.6N 127.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 12, 00:00 | 21.1N 126.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 12, 06:00 | 21.5N 125.4E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 12, 12:00 | 21.9N 124.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 12, 18:00 | 22.4N 124.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 13, 00:00 | 23.3N 124.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 13, 06:00 | 24.0N 123.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 13, 12:00 | 24.8N 122.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 13, 18:00 | 25.2N 121.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 14, 00:00 | 25.8N 120.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 14, 06:00 | 26.4N 119.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 14, 12:00 | 27.0N 118.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 14, 18:00 | 26.8N 116.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 15, 00:00 | 26.8N 115.8E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 15, 06:00 | 26.5N 114.8E | 990 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 15, 12:00 | 26.8N 114.3E | 990 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 15, 18:00 | 27.3N 113.9E | 992 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 27.4N 113.3E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 27.2N 112.5E | 994 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 27.3N 111.5E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 25.6N 109.2E | 996 mb | Mixed | |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 23.8N 107.2E | Disturbance | ||
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 22.8N 105.3E | Disturbance | ||
| Jul 17, 12:00 | 22.6N 104.9E | Disturbance |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2006
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon ChanchuWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm JelawatWestern Pacific · 2006
- Super Typhoon EwiniarWestern Pacific · 2006
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon KaemiWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon PrapiroonWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm MariaWestern Pacific · 2006
- Super Typhoon SaomaiWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm BophaWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm WukongWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm SonamuWestern Pacific · 2006
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon ShanshanWestern Pacific · 2006
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2006
- Super Typhoon YagiWestern Pacific · 2006
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon XangsaneWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Storm BebincaWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Depression RumbiaWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon SoulikWestern Pacific · 2006
- Super Typhoon CimaronWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon ChebiWestern Pacific · 2006
- Super Typhoon DurianWestern Pacific · 2006
- Typhoon UtorWestern Pacific · 2006
- Tropical Depression TramiWestern Pacific · 2006
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.