Cyclone Gael (2009)
Cyclone Gael reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 31, 2009 and February 12, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Gael, 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 31, 2009 to February 12, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 213 km (132 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 19.3
- Identifier
- SH132009
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 31, 18:00 | 14.7S 70.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 14.9S 70.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 14.7S 70.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 15.1S 70.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 15.2S 69.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 14.9S 68.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 15.6S 68.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 16.0S 67.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 16.0S 66.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 16.2S 65.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 17.3S 64.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 17.5S 63.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 17.6S 62.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 17.7S 61.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 17.8S 61.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 17.8S 60.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 18.0S 59.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 18.1S 58.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 18.2S 57.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 18.3S 56.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 18.4S 55.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 18.5S 54.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 18.5S 53.3E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 18.7S 52.6E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 19.2S 52.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 19.6S 51.8E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 20.0S 51.7E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 20.6S 51.9E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 21.2S 52.1E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 21.9S 52.5E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 22.9S 53.0E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 24.2S 53.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 25.5S 54.0E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 26.9S 55.1E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 28.2S 56.4E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 29.8S 58.0E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 30.9S 59.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 31.5S 60.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 31.9S 61.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 32.3S 62.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 32.0S 64.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 32.2S 65.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 32.8S 65.8E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 33.6S 66.7E | 37 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 34.5S 67.4E | 33 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 35.5S 68.1E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 36.5S 68.9E | 27 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 37.6S 70.4E | 25 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
- Tropical Storm EricSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone FaneleSouth Indian · 2009
- Tropical Storm DominicSouth 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.