Tropical Storm Asma (2009)
Tropical Storm Asma peaked at 50 kt in the South Indian between October 15, 2008 and October 24, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Asma, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2009 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
- October 15, 2008 to October 24, 2008
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 92 km (57 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.2
- Identifier
- SH012009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 5.4S 70.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 5.6S 70.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 5.6S 69.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 5.5S 69.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 5.6S 69.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 5.9S 68.8E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 6.3S 68.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 6.7S 68.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 7.1S 68.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 7.7S 68.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 8.2S 68.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 8.8S 67.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 9.3S 66.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 9.9S 65.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 10.5S 65.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 11.1S 64.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 11.7S 63.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 12.2S 62.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 12.4S 62.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 12.0S 61.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 12.2S 61.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 12.1S 60.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 12.0S 59.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 11.7S 58.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 11.4S 57.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 11.0S 56.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 11.1S 54.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 11.1S 52.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 10.7S 51.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 10.7S 50.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 10.7S 50.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 11.3S 49.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 11.8S 48.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 12.2S 46.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 11.8S 44.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 11.9S 43.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 11.4S 42.2E | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2009
- Tropical Storm BernardSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm AnikaSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm CindaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone BillySouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm DongoSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm EricSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone FaneleSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm DominicSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone GaelSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm FreddySouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone HinaSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm GabrielleSouth Indian · 2009
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone IlsaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone IzildaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone JadeSouth Indian · 2009 · 9 deaths
- Tropical Storm KirrilySouth Indian · 2009
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.