Cyclone Ethel (2012)
Cyclone Ethel reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 17, 2012 and January 24, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Ethel. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 17, 2012 to January 24, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 637 km (396 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.7
- Identifier
- SH072012
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 17, 06:00 | 10.3S 74.0E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 11.0S 73.8E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 11.7S 73.3E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 12.3S 71.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 12.7S 70.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 13.1S 69.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 13.8S 68.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 14.3S 67.7E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 14.9S 67.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 16.1S 66.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 17.4S 65.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 17.8S 64.9E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 18.5S 64.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 19.2S 64.7E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 19.8S 64.2E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 20.7S 63.9E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 21.6S 63.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 22.5S 63.8E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 23.6S 63.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 24.6S 64.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 26.1S 64.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 27.6S 65.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 29.2S 65.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 30.6S 67.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 31.7S 68.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 33.2S 71.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 34.5S 75.6E | 50 kt | Extratropical | |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 37.0S 81.8E | 50 kt | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2012
- Cyclone AlengaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm GrantSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone BenildeSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm ChandaSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone HeidiSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm DandoSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone FunsoSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone IggySouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone GiovannaSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm HilwaSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm IrinaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone Joni:KojiSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone LuaSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2012
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2012
- Tropical Storm KuenaSouth Indian · 2012
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.