Tropical Storm Kirrily (2009)
Tropical Storm Kirrily peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between April 17, 2009 and May 1, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Kirrily, 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
- April 17, 2009 to May 1, 2009
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.0
- Identifier
- SH272009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 06:00 | 7.3S 133.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 12:00 | 7.4S 133.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 17, 18:00 | 7.7S 132.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 00:00 | 8.0S 132.3E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 8.4S 131.9E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 8.3S 131.5E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 8.1S 131.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 7.8S 130.6E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 06:00 | 7.7S 130.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 12:00 | 7.7S 130.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 19, 18:00 | 7.6S 129.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 7.4S 129.6E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 7.0S 129.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 7.0S 130.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 7.0S 131.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 7.0S 132.0E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 7.1S 132.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 7.2S 132.8E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 7.2S 133.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 7.3S 133.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 7.4S 133.2E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 7.5S 133.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 7.6S 132.9E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 7.8S 132.9E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 7.6S 132.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 8.2S 132.8E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 8.7S 132.9E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 9.0S 133.1E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 9.3S 133.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 9.3S 134.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 9.1S 134.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 8.4S 135.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 8.1S 135.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 7.9S 135.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 7.9S 136.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 8.0S 135.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 7.6S 135.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 7.4S 134.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 7.2S 134.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 00:00 | 6.8S 134.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | 6.3S 134.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 6.1S 133.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 6.2S 133.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 6.1S 133.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 6.0S 133.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 28, 12:00 | 5.6S 133.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 18:00 | 5.3S 132.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 29, 00:00 | 5.6S 132.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 29, 06:00 | 5.1S 132.7E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 12:00 | 5.1S 132.5E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 5.0S 132.4E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 5.0S 132.1E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 5.1S 131.7E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 5.1S 131.4E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 5.1S 131.2E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 00:00 | 5.2S 131.0E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| May 1, 06:00 | 5.1S 130.5E | 25 kt | Tropical storm |
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 IzildaSouth Indian · 2009
- Cyclone JadeSouth Indian · 2009 · 9 deaths
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.