Tropical Storm Mitchell (2013)
Tropical Storm Mitchell peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between December 26, 2012 and December 31, 2012, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Mitchell, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2013 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
- December 26, 2012 to December 31, 2012
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 359 km (223 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.0
- Identifier
- SH062013
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 26, 12:00 | 13.4S 116.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 13.5S 115.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 14.1S 114.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 14.3S 114.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 14.5S 113.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 14.8S 112.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 15.1S 112.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 15.4S 111.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 15.8S 111.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 16.3S 110.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 16.9S 110.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 17.9S 110.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 18.9S 110.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 20.0S 110.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 21.3S 110.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 22.6S 110.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 23.9S 109.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 25.4S 109.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 26.9S 108.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 28.6S 108.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 30.0S 108.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 30.9S 110.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2013
- Cyclone AnaisSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm BoldwinSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone DumileSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone NarelleSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm EmangSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm PetaSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone FellengSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone GinoSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone HarunaSouth Indian · 2013
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone RustySouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone ImeldaSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone VictoriaSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm JamalaSouth Indian · 2013
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.