Cyclone Iggy (2012)
Cyclone Iggy reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 23, 2012 and February 3, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Iggy. 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 23, 2012 to February 3, 2012
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.2
- Identifier
- SH092012
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 23, 12:00 | 15.0S 116.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 15.1S 114.5E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 16.5S 112.9E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 16.7S 111.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 16.3S 110.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 16.1S 109.7E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 15.9S 109.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 15.9S 108.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 15.8S 108.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 15.7S 108.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 16.0S 108.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 16.5S 108.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 16.9S 109.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 17.3S 109.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 17.9S 110.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 18.5S 110.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 19.1S 110.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 19.4S 110.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 19.7S 110.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 20.0S 110.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 20.2S 110.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 20.5S 110.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 20.3S 111.2E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 20.0S 111.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 19.8S 111.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 19.8S 110.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 19.9S 110.6E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 20.2S 110.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 20.6S 110.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 21.2S 109.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 21.9S 109.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 22.8S 108.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 23.9S 108.3E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 25.0S 107.8E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 26.1S 107.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 27.3S 107.7E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 28.5S 108.8E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 29.2S 109.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 29.8S 110.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 30.0S 112.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 29.9S 113.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 29.8S 114.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 29.9S 115.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | 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 EthelSouth Indian · 2012
- Cyclone FunsoSouth 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.