Cyclone Victoria (2013)
Cyclone Victoria reached Category 1 in the South Indian between April 6, 2013 and April 12, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Victoria, 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
- April 6, 2013 to April 12, 2013
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 386 km (240 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.3
- Identifier
- SH222013
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 12:00 | 5.7S 99.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 18:00 | 6.1S 99.4E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 00:00 | 6.8S 99.6E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 06:00 | 7.8S 100.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 12:00 | 8.2S 100.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 18:00 | 8.7S 100.9E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 00:00 | 9.2S 101.3E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 06:00 | 9.1S 102.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 8, 12:00 | 9.9S 102.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 8, 18:00 | 10.7S 102.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 9, 00:00 | 11.5S 102.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 06:00 | 12.4S 102.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 13.2S 103.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 14.0S 103.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 14.9S 103.6E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 15.7S 103.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 10, 12:00 | 16.3S 103.9E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 10, 18:00 | 16.8S 104.4E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 17.7S 104.7E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 18.6S 104.8E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 19.8S 105.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 21.1S 105.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 23.4S 106.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2013
- Cyclone AnaisSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm BoldwinSouth Indian · 2013
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Indian · 2013
- Tropical Storm MitchellSouth 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
- 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.