Cyclone Maha (2019)
Cyclone Maha reached Category 3 in the North Indian between October 28, 2019 and November 11, 2019, with a lowest pressure of 959 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Maha, 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
- North Indian
- Dates
- October 28, 2019 to November 11, 2019
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 959 mb (28.32 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 30 km (19 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.9
- Identifier
- IO052019
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 4.9N 81.2E | 15 kt | Disturbance | |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 4.8N 80.0E | 15 kt | Disturbance | |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 4.6N 78.8E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 4.5N 77.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 5.1N 76.8E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 29, 12:00 | 5.9N 76.8E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 29, 18:00 | 6.7N 76.4E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 30, 00:00 | 7.6N 75.6E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 30, 06:00 | 8.5N 74.8E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 30, 12:00 | 9.5N 74.2E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 30, 18:00 | 10.4N 73.5E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 31, 00:00 | 11.2N 73.5E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 31, 06:00 | 12.2N 73.4E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 31, 12:00 | 13.2N 73.4E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 31, 18:00 | 14.1N 72.4E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 00:00 | 14.6N 71.4E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 06:00 | 15.1N 70.3E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 12:00 | 15.4N 69.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 18:00 | 15.8N 69.2E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 00:00 | 16.0N 68.7E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 06:00 | 16.6N 68.2E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 12:00 | 17.0N 67.6E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 18:00 | 17.2N 67.1E | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 3, 00:00 | 17.4N 66.7E | 65 kt | 989 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 3, 06:00 | 17.5N 66.2E | 70 kt | 986 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 3, 12:00 | 17.7N 65.7E | 80 kt | 979 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 3, 18:00 | 17.9N 65.3E | 95 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 4, 00:00 | 18.1N 64.9E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 4, 06:00 | 18.5N 64.4E | 100 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 4, 12:00 | 18.9N 64.2E | 105 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 4, 18:00 | 19.3N 63.7E | 105 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 5, 00:00 | 19.4N 63.4E | 100 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 5, 06:00 | 19.6N 63.5E | 90 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 5, 12:00 | 19.7N 63.9E | 85 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 5, 18:00 | 19.7N 64.7E | 70 kt | 987 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 6, 00:00 | 19.7N 65.4E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 06:00 | 19.6N 66.2E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 12:00 | 19.5N 67.3E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 18:00 | 19.3N 68.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 7, 00:00 | 19.6N 69.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 7, 06:00 | 20.1N 70.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 7, 12:00 | 20.2N 71.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 7, 18:00 | 20.4N 72.0E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 8, 00:00 | 20.2N 72.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 8, 06:00 | 20.1N 72.5E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 8, 12:00 | 20.3N 72.5E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 8, 18:00 | 20.3N 72.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 9, 00:00 | 20.2N 72.3E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 9, 06:00 | 19.9N 71.9E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 9, 12:00 | 19.8N 71.4E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 9, 18:00 | 19.5N 70.9E | 15 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 10, 00:00 | 19.3N 70.1E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 10, 06:00 | 19.2N 69.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 10, 12:00 | 19.0N 68.5E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 10, 18:00 | 18.4N 67.9E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 11, 00:00 | 18.1N 67.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
Other North Indian storms of 2019
- Cyclone FaniNorth Indian · 2019 · 89 deaths · $8.5 million
- Cyclone VayuNorth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone Hikaa:HikkaNorth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 2019
- Cyclone Kyaar:KyarrNorth Indian · 2019
- Tropical Storm PawanNorth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 2019
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth 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.