Cyclone Quang (2015)
Cyclone Quang reached Category 4 in the South Indian between April 27, 2015 and May 1, 2015, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Quang, 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
- April 27, 2015 to May 1, 2015
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 8.3
- Identifier
- SH242015
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 27, 00:00 | 12.0S 115.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | 12.0S 114.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 13.1S 113.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 13.5S 112.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 13.8S 112.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 14.0S 111.4E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 12:00 | 14.4S 110.6E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 18:00 | 14.8S 110.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 00:00 | 15.1S 109.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 06:00 | 15.4S 109.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 12:00 | 15.8S 109.1E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 16.2S 109.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 17.0S 109.3E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 17.8S 109.9E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 18.9S 110.8E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 19.9S 111.8E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| May 1, 00:00 | 20.9S 113.0E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| May 1, 06:00 | 21.8S 114.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 12:00 | 22.4S 114.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
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 OlwynSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone JoalaneSouth Indian · 2015
- Cyclone IkolaSouth 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.