Cyclone Funso (2012)
Cyclone Funso reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 17, 2012 and February 1, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 937 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 17, 2012 to February 1, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb (27.67 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 45 km (28 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 33.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 220 nmi (407 km, 253 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 70 nmi (130 km, 81 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)
- Overall size
- 300 nmi (556 km, 345 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- SH082012
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, 12:00 | 16.0S 41.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 16.1S 41.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 16.2S 40.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 16.7S 41.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 16.9S 41.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 17.2S 41.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 17.5S 41.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 17.5S 40.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 17.9S 40.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 18.2S 39.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 18.2S 39.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 18.3S 38.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 18.3S 38.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 18.3S 38.0E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 18.1S 37.7E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 18.0S 37.7E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 17.9S 37.8E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 17.8S 38.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 17.7S 38.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 17.7S 38.4E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 17.7S 38.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 17.8S 38.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 18.0S 39.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 18.3S 39.3E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 18.7S 39.4E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 19.2S 39.4E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 19.7S 39.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 20.5S 39.5E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 21.3S 39.1E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 21.8S 38.9E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 22.3S 38.7E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 22.6S 38.7E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 22.9S 38.8E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 23.4S 38.9E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 23.7S 39.1E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 24.0S 39.3E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 24.5S 39.4E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 25.0S 39.5E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 25.5S 39.6E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 25.9S 39.7E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 26.3S 39.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 26.8S 40.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 27.2S 40.6E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 27.9S 41.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 29.7S 42.0E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 30.9S 43.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 32.1S 44.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 33.1S 45.5E | 55 kt | 973 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 33.6S 46.6E | 55 kt | 973 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 33.7S 48.7E | 50 kt | 976 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 34.3S 50.3E | 45 kt | 979 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 34.8S 50.9E | 40 kt | 983 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 34.9S 51.0E | 35 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 34.9S 51.0E | 32 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 35.2S 51.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 35.6S 51.4E | 28 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 35.9S 52.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 36.0S 52.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 36.2S 52.9E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 36.3S 53.7E | 23 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 36.3S 54.4E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 36.0S 55.4E | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
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 EthelSouth 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.