Tropical Storm Kuena (2012)
Tropical Storm Kuena peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between June 3, 2012 and June 8, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Kuena, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2012 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
- South Indian
- Dates
- June 3, 2012 to June 8, 2012
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb (29.00 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 736 km (457 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH202012
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:00 | 7.2S 65.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jun 3, 18:00 | 7.8S 65.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 00:00 | 8.1S 64.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 06:00 | 8.4S 64.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 12:00 | 8.8S 63.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 4, 18:00 | 9.3S 63.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 00:00 | 8.9S 62.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 06:00 | 8.9S 62.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 12:00 | 9.2S 61.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 18:00 | 9.4S 60.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 00:00 | 9.6S 59.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 06:00 | 9.9S 58.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 12:00 | 10.3S 57.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 6, 18:00 | 10.1S 56.7E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 7, 00:00 | 9.4S 56.3E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 7, 06:00 | 9.0S 56.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 7, 12:00 | 8.7S 55.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 7, 18:00 | 8.3S 55.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 8, 00:00 | 8.1S 55.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 8, 06:00 | 7.9S 54.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 8, 12:00 | 7.8S 54.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
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 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
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.