Cyclone Izilda (2009)
Cyclone Izilda reached Category 1 in the South Indian between March 22, 2009 and March 29, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Izilda, 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
- March 22, 2009 to March 29, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.6
- Identifier
- SH242009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 16.2S 39.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 16.8S 40.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 17.3S 40.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 18.4S 41.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 19.1S 40.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 19.7S 41.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 20.3S 41.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 21.0S 41.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 21.7S 41.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 22.4S 41.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 22.7S 42.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 23.1S 42.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 23.6S 42.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 23.7S 42.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 23.8S 42.6E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 23.9S 42.7E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 23.9S 42.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 23.8S 42.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 23.6S 41.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 23.4S 41.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 23.1S 41.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 22.5S 40.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 22.1S 40.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 21.7S 39.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 21.7S 38.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 21.4S 38.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 21.1S 37.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 20.8S 36.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 20.3S 35.1E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 20.0S 34.2E | 15 kt | 1010 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
- 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 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.