Tropical Storm Cinda (2009)
Tropical Storm Cinda peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between December 13, 2008 and December 24, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Cinda, 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
- December 13, 2008 to December 24, 2008
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb (29.00 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 359 km (223 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.9
- Identifier
- SH042009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 9.6S 76.7E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 10.4S 76.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 10.3S 75.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 10.2S 75.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 10.1S 74.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 10.0S 73.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 9.9S 72.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 9.6S 71.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 9.2S 70.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 9.1S 69.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 9.2S 68.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 9.3S 68.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 9.5S 68.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 9.7S 67.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 10.0S 67.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 10.2S 67.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 10.4S 66.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 10.7S 67.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 11.0S 67.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 11.7S 67.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 12.4S 66.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 12.7S 66.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 13.0S 66.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 13.4S 65.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 13.6S 65.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 13.7S 64.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 14.0S 64.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 14.0S 63.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 13.8S 62.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 14.1S 62.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 14.8S 62.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 15.4S 61.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 15.2S 60.2E | 22 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 15.4S 59.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 15.5S 59.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 15.7S 59.3E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 16.2S 59.1E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 16.6S 58.6E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 16.9S 58.0E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 16.5S 57.7E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 16.0S 57.5E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 16.0S 56.8E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 15.8S 56.1E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 15.6S 55.2E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 15.4S 54.3E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2009
- Tropical Storm AsmaSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm BernardSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm AnikaSouth 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.