Cyclone Kenneth (2019)
Cyclone Kenneth reached Category 4 in the South Indian between April 21, 2019 and April 28, 2019, with a lowest pressure of 934 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Kenneth, 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
- April 21, 2019 to April 28, 2019
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 934 mb (27.58 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.0
- Identifier
- SH242019
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 21, 18:00 | 9.7S 52.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 9.6S 52.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 9.6S 51.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 9.7S 51.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 9.8S 51.3E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 10.1S 50.6E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 10.3S 49.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 10.6S 48.9E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 10.6S 47.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 10.7S 46.7E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 10.9S 45.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 11.1S 44.4E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 11.1S 43.5E | 105 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 11.4S 42.6E | 120 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 11.7S 41.8E | 125 kt | 934 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 12.0S 40.9E | 120 kt | 942 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 12.3S 40.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 12.4S 39.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 12.7S 39.1E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 13.1S 38.9E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 13.5S 38.8E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 27, 00:00 | 14.2S 38.8E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | 14.4S 38.9E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | 14.5S 39.1E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Apr 27, 18:00 | 14.3S 39.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Apr 28, 00:00 | 13.9S 39.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Apr 28, 06:00 | 13.5S 39.6E | Disturbance |
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 FunaniSouth 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
- 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.