Tropical Storm Phyan (2009)
Tropical Storm Phyan peaked at 50 kt in the North Indian between November 9, 2009 and November 11, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Phyan, 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- November 9, 2009 to November 11, 2009
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.4
- Identifier
- IO042009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 06:00 | 11.9N 71.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 9, 12:00 | 12.3N 71.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 9, 18:00 | 12.8N 71.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 00:00 | 13.4N 71.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 06:00 | 14.2N 71.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 12:00 | 14.9N 71.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 18:00 | 15.6N 72.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 00:00 | 16.5N 72.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 06:00 | 18.0N 73.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 11, 12:00 | 19.4N 73.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
Other North Indian storms of 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.