Tropical Storm Fernando (2017)
Tropical Storm Fernando peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between March 5, 2017 and March 16, 2017, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Fernando, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2017 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 5, 2017 to March 16, 2017
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 221 km (137 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH112017
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 5, 18:00 | 13.6S 79.1E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 14.1S 77.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 14.3S 77.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 14.6S 76.6E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 15.1S 75.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 15.6S 74.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 15.9S 73.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 15.9S 72.8E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 15.6S 72.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 15.1S 71.3E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 15.1S 71.1E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 15.1S 70.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 15.2S 70.0E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 15.2S 69.3E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 14.5S 68.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 14.2S 68.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 14.6S 69.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 15.4S 70.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 16.0S 70.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 17.6S 70.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 18.5S 69.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 19.2S 67.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 19.6S 66.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 20.0S 65.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 20.3S 64.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 20.6S 63.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 21.1S 61.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 21.6S 60.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 22.1S 58.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 22.6S 57.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 23.4S 56.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 23.8S 55.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 24.8S 54.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 26.0S 53.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 27.3S 53.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 28.6S 52.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 29.8S 52.3E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 30.8S 52.1E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 32.8S 51.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 34.2S 51.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 35.8S 51.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Subtropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 37.9S 52.3E | 38 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 40.0S 53.8E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2017
- Tropical Storm AbelaSouth Indian · 2017
- Tropical Storm BransbySouth Indian · 2017
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2017
- Tropical Storm YvetteSouth Indian · 2017
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2017
- Cyclone CarlosSouth Indian · 2017
- Cyclone DineoSouth Indian · 2017
- Cyclone EnawoSouth Indian · 2017
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2017
- Tropical Storm CalebSouth Indian · 2017
- Cyclone ErnieSouth Indian · 2017
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2017
- Tropical Storm GregSouth Indian · 2017
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.