Tropical Storm Eric (2009)
Tropical Storm Eric peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between January 16, 2009 and January 22, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 993 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Eric, 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
- January 16, 2009 to January 22, 2009
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb (29.32 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.1
- Identifier
- SH082009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 14.9S 58.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 15.0S 57.6E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 15.1S 56.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 15.2S 55.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 15.4S 54.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 15.6S 53.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 15.8S 52.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 16.1S 52.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 16.4S 51.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 16.8S 50.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 17.3S 50.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 17.9S 49.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 19.0S 49.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 20.1S 49.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 21.2S 49.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 22.7S 49.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 24.2S 49.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 24.9S 49.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 25.6S 49.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 27.3S 50.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 29.3S 52.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 31.2S 55.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 33.6S 58.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 34.8S 63.0E | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 36.4S 67.8E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2009
- Tropical Storm AsmaSouth Indian · 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
- 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.