Cyclone Olwyn (2015)
Cyclone Olwyn reached Category 2 in the South Indian between March 8, 2015 and March 14, 2015, with a lowest pressure of 956 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Olwyn, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2015 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
- March 8, 2015 to March 14, 2015
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb (28.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 5.1
- Identifier
- SH192015
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 13.9S 112.8E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 13.8S 113.2E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 13.7S 113.7E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 13.7S 114.3E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 13.7S 115.0E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 13.7S 115.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 14.3S 116.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 14.8S 116.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 15.3S 116.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 15.8S 116.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 16.5S 116.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 17.1S 115.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 17.8S 115.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 18.6S 115.0E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 19.9S 114.6E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 21.1S 114.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 22.2S 113.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 23.6S 113.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 24.9S 113.4E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 26.1S 113.9E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 27.9S 114.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 29.9S 116.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 31.1S 116.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 32.9S 118.6E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2015
- Cyclone AdjaliSouth Indian · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm BakungSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone KateSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone BansiSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm ChedzaSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm DiamondraSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone EuniceSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm FundiSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm GlendaSouth Indian · 2015
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2015
- Tropical Storm HalibaSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone JoalaneSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone IkolaSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone QuangSouth Indian · 2015
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.