Tropical Storm Ward (2009)
Tropical Storm Ward peaked at 45 kt in the North Indian between December 10, 2009 and December 15, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Ward, 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
- December 10, 2009 to December 15, 2009
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.7
- Identifier
- IO052009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 6.5N 85.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 7.3N 85.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 8.0N 84.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 8.7N 84.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 9.1N 85.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 9.6N 85.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 9.8N 84.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 9.9N 84.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 9.7N 83.8E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 9.3N 83.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 9.1N 83.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 9.0N 83.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 8.9N 82.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 8.9N 82.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 8.9N 81.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 8.5N 81.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 8.5N 81.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 8.5N 81.1E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 8.5N 80.5E | 25 kt | 1007 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.