Cyclone Fantala (2016)
Cyclone Fantala reached Category 5 in the South Indian between April 10, 2016 and April 26, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 907 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- April 10, 2016 to April 26, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 155 kt (178 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 907 mb (26.78 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 304 km (189 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 52.5
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 140 nmi (259 km, 161 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)
- Overall size
- 195 nmi (361 km, 224 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 18 kt (21 mph)
- Identifier
- SH192016
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 10, 18:00 | 11.9S 74.2E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 12.4S 73.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 12.7S 72.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 12.9S 72.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 13.1S 71.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 13.2S 70.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 06:00 | 13.1S 69.6E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 12:00 | 13.0S 69.1E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 18:00 | 12.9S 68.5E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 13, 00:00 | 12.9S 67.6E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 13, 06:00 | 12.8S 66.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 13, 12:00 | 12.7S 65.9E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 13, 18:00 | 12.6S 65.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 14, 00:00 | 12.6S 64.2E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 14, 06:00 | 12.5S 63.4E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 14, 12:00 | 12.4S 62.5E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 14, 18:00 | 12.2S 61.6E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 15, 00:00 | 12.3S 60.6E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 15, 06:00 | 12.3S 59.7E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 15, 12:00 | 12.4S 58.8E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 15, 18:00 | 12.4S 57.9E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 16, 00:00 | 12.4S 57.1E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 06:00 | 12.3S 56.3E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 16, 12:00 | 12.0S 55.3E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 16, 18:00 | 11.5S 54.4E | 135 kt | 922 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 00:00 | 11.1S 53.5E | 135 kt | 922 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 06:00 | 10.6S 52.6E | 135 kt | 922 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 12:00 | 10.3S 51.7E | 145 kt | 914 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 17, 18:00 | 9.8S 50.7E | 150 kt | 911 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 00:00 | 9.5S 50.1E | 155 kt | 907 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 9.3S 49.7E | 155 kt | 907 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 9.3S 49.4E | 145 kt | 914 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 9.1S 49.3E | 135 kt | 922 mb | Super typhoon |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 9.1S 49.7E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 06:00 | 9.2S 50.1E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 12:00 | 9.4S 50.7E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 19, 18:00 | 9.6S 51.2E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 10.0S 51.9E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 10.4S 52.7E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 10.9S 53.5E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 11.4S 54.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 12.0S 55.0E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 12.3S 55.6E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 12.7S 56.3E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 12.9S 56.6E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 13.1S 57.0E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 13.1S 57.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 13.0S 57.3E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 12.8S 57.3E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 12.5S 56.7E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 12.2S 56.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 11.8S 55.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 11.4S 54.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 10.9S 53.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 10.4S 52.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 10.0S 52.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 9.2S 51.0E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 8.3S 50.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 7.7S 49.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 7.3S 48.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 6.8S 47.6E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 6.6S 46.7E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 6.6S 46.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 6.1S 44.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 5.1S 43.4E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
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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.