Cyclone Amara (2014)
Cyclone Amara reached Category 4 in the South Indian between December 14, 2013 and December 28, 2013, with a lowest pressure of 926 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Amara, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2014 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 14, 2013 to December 28, 2013
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 130 kt (150 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 926 mb (27.34 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 319 km (198 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.0
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 130 nmi (241 km, 150 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 40 nmi (74 km, 46 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 240 nmi (444 km, 276 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 125 kt (144 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 23 kt (26 mph)
- Identifier
- SH032014
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 14, 06:00 | 9.7S 81.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 11.0S 82.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 12.9S 82.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 14.1S 80.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 14.6S 78.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 14.1S 76.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 14.0S 75.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 14.5S 74.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 15.2S 73.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 15.6S 73.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 15.7S 72.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 15.7S 72.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 15.7S 71.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 15.8S 71.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 15.9S 71.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 16.0S 71.1E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 16.1S 70.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 16.3S 70.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 16.8S 69.9E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 17.0S 69.1E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 17.3S 68.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 17.8S 67.5E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 18.0S 66.6E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 18.2S 65.8E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 18.3S 65.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 18.7S 64.7E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 19.1S 64.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 19.7S 64.1E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 20.1S 64.3E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 20.7S 64.8E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 21.2S 65.5E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 21.7S 66.2E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 06:00 | 22.1S 66.8E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 12:00 | 22.5S 67.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | 22.7S 67.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 00:00 | 22.9S 68.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 06:00 | 22.9S 68.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 23, 12:00 | 22.7S 68.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 23, 18:00 | 22.3S 69.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 00:00 | 22.7S 70.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | 22.9S 71.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 12:00 | 22.8S 72.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 24, 18:00 | 22.5S 72.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 00:00 | 22.3S 71.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 06:00 | 22.0S 71.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 12:00 | 21.6S 70.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 25, 18:00 | 21.0S 69.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 00:00 | 20.8S 68.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 06:00 | 20.5S 67.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | 21.0S 66.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 26, 18:00 | 21.3S 65.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 00:00 | 21.4S 64.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 21.7S 63.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 21.7S 62.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 21.8S 61.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 22.1S 61.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 22.4S 60.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2014
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm AlessiaSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone BruceSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone ChristineSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone BejisaSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone ColinSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm DeliweSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm FletcherSouth Indian · 2014
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm EdilsonSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm FobaneSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone GuitoSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone HellenSouth Indian · 2014
- Tropical Storm IvanoeSouth Indian · 2014
- Cyclone JackSouth Indian · 2014
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.