Cyclone Funani (2019)
Cyclone Funani reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 3, 2019 and February 10, 2019, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Funani, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2019 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
- February 3, 2019 to February 10, 2019
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 766 km (476 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.0
- Identifier
- SH122019
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 12.7S 70.0E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 12.9S 69.8E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 13.3S 69.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 13.9S 68.1E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 14.3S 67.1E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 14.8S 66.1E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 15.2S 65.3E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 15.8S 64.6E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 16.2S 64.2E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 16.5S 64.1E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 16.9S 64.2E | 65 kt | 986 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 17.4S 64.3E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 17.8S 64.8E | 95 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 18.4S 65.3E | 100 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 19.1S 66.1E | 115 kt | 946 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 19.9S 66.7E | 120 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 20.6S 67.6E | 115 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 21.7S 68.6E | 110 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 22.8S 69.7E | 110 kt | 947 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 24.2S 70.6E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 25.5S 72.3E | 85 kt | 964 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 26.8S 73.5E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 28.3S 74.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 29.6S 75.6E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 30.8S 76.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 32.2S 78.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 34.2S 78.9E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 36.9S 80.2E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2019
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone AlcideSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm BouchraSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone KenangaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone CilidaSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm DesmondSouth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone RileySouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm EketsangSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone GelenaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone HalehSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone IdaiSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone SavannahSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone VeronicaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone JoaninhaSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm WallaceSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone LornaSouth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone KennethSouth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm LiliSouth Indian · 2019
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.