Tropical Storm Rosie (2008)
Tropical Storm Rosie peaked at 50 kt in the South Indian between April 20, 2008 and April 24, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Rosie, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2008 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
- April 20, 2008 to April 24, 2008
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 355 km (221 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.9
- Identifier
- SH282008
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 8.4S 96.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 8.7S 96.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 8.9S 97.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 9.2S 98.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 8.9S 99.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 9.0S 101.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 9.5S 102.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 10.3S 103.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 10.8S 104.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 10.6S 105.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 10.5S 105.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 10.7S 106.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 11.1S 106.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 11.7S 106.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 12.4S 106.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 13.1S 106.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 13.8S 106.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 14.8S 106.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2008
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm Ariel:LeeSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone BongweSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm CelinaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm DamaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm MelanieSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm ElnusSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm HelenSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone FameSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone GulaSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone HondoSouth Indian · 2008
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone IvanSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone NicholasSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone OpheliaSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone JokweSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone KambaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm LolaSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone PanchoSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm DurgaSouth Indian · 2008
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.