Cyclone Flamboyan (2018)
Cyclone Flamboyan reached Category 1 in the South Indian between April 27, 2018 and May 4, 2018, with a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Flamboyan, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2018 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, 2018 to May 4, 2018
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 70 kt (81 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb (29.00 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 566 km (352 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.4
- Identifier
- SH212018
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, 06:00 | 6.6S 97.5E | Disturbance | ||
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 7.2S 96.7E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 7.8S 95.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 8.3S 94.0E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 8.9S 92.5E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 28, 12:00 | 9.6S 91.2E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 28, 18:00 | 10.2S 90.2E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 00:00 | 11.2S 88.9E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 06:00 | 12.0S 87.6E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 12:00 | 12.7S 86.4E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 29, 18:00 | 13.5S 85.5E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 00:00 | 14.2S 84.9E | 60 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 30, 06:00 | 15.0S 84.6E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 12:00 | 15.7S 84.4E | 70 kt | 982 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 30, 18:00 | 16.4S 84.0E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Typhoon |
| May 1, 00:00 | 17.0S 83.7E | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 06:00 | 17.2S 83.7E | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 12:00 | 17.6S 83.9E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 1, 18:00 | 18.2S 84.2E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 00:00 | 18.7S 84.4E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Subtropical storm |
| May 2, 06:00 | 19.3S 84.8E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| May 2, 12:00 | 19.9S 85.4E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| May 2, 18:00 | 20.9S 85.5E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| May 3, 00:00 | 22.1S 85.4E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| May 3, 06:00 | 23.2S 85.8E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| May 3, 12:00 | 24.3S 86.9E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Extratropical |
| May 3, 18:00 | 25.7S 88.2E | 37 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| May 4, 00:00 | 27.4S 89.6E | 37 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| May 4, 06:00 | 28.5S 91.1E | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2018
- Tropical Storm CempakaSouth Indian · 2018
- Tropical Storm DahliaSouth Indian · 2018
- Tropical Storm HildaSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone AvaSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone IrvingSouth Indian · 2018
- Tropical Storm JoyceSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone BerguittaSouth Indian · 2018 · $107 million
- Cyclone CebileSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone KelvinSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone DumazileSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone EliakimSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone MarcusSouth Indian · 2018
- Cyclone FakirSouth Indian · 2018
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.