Cyclone Owen (2019)
Cyclone Owen reached Category 2 in the South Pacific between November 30, 2018 and December 22, 2018, with a lowest pressure of 965 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Owen, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- November 30, 2018 to December 22, 2018
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 85 kt (98 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb (28.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.3
- Identifier
- SH052019
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 00:00 | 8.8S 155.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 30, 06:00 | 9.9S 155.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 30, 12:00 | 10.6S 154.9E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 30, 18:00 | 11.1S 154.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 1, 00:00 | 11.6S 154.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 1, 06:00 | 12.0S 154.4E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 1, 12:00 | 12.5S 154.4E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 1, 18:00 | 13.2S 154.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 2, 00:00 | 13.9S 154.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 06:00 | 14.1S 154.6E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 12:00 | 14.6S 154.8E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 2, 18:00 | 15.1S 154.8E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 00:00 | 15.5S 155.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 06:00 | 15.8S 155.4E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 12:00 | 15.8S 155.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 3, 18:00 | 15.9S 156.4E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 00:00 | 16.1S 156.8E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 06:00 | 16.4S 156.2E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 4, 12:00 | 16.3S 155.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 4, 18:00 | 16.5S 154.6E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 5, 00:00 | 17.2S 154.4E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 06:00 | 17.3S 154.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 5, 12:00 | 17.3S 153.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 5, 18:00 | 17.1S 152.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 00:00 | 16.6S 151.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 06:00 | 16.1S 151.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 12:00 | 15.2S 151.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 6, 18:00 | 15.4S 150.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | 15.8S 150.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 7, 06:00 | 15.6S 150.8E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 7, 12:00 | 15.1S 150.7E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 7, 18:00 | 15.1S 150.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 8, 00:00 | 15.5S 150.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 8, 06:00 | 16.0S 149.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 8, 12:00 | 16.4S 148.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 8, 18:00 | 16.5S 147.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 9, 00:00 | 16.4S 147.4E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 9, 06:00 | 16.2S 147.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 9, 12:00 | 16.1S 146.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 9, 18:00 | 16.2S 145.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 10, 00:00 | 16.1S 144.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 10, 06:00 | 15.8S 142.9E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 10, 12:00 | 15.6S 141.7E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 10, 18:00 | 15.4S 140.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 11, 00:00 | 15.4S 140.1E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 06:00 | 15.2S 139.3E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 12:00 | 14.9S 138.7E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 11, 18:00 | 14.8S 138.0E | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 00:00 | 14.8S 137.5E | 55 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 06:00 | 14.8S 137.0E | 60 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 12, 12:00 | 14.8S 136.6E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 12, 18:00 | 15.0S 136.2E | 70 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 13, 00:00 | 15.3S 135.9E | 85 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 13, 06:00 | 15.1S 136.3E | 80 kt | 971 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 13, 12:00 | 15.1S 136.8E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 13, 18:00 | 15.3S 137.3E | 80 kt | 971 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 14, 00:00 | 15.1S 138.0E | 80 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 14, 06:00 | 15.1S 139.1E | 75 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | 15.3S 140.4E | 70 kt | 977 mb | Typhoon |
| Dec 14, 18:00 | 16.2S 141.5E | 60 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 00:00 | 17.0S 142.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 06:00 | 17.9S 144.0E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Dec 15, 12:00 | 18.2S 145.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 15, 18:00 | 18.5S 146.7E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 00:00 | 18.8S 147.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 16, 06:00 | 19.1S 148.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 16, 12:00 | 19.4S 149.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 16, 18:00 | 20.0S 150.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 17, 00:00 | 20.7S 150.4E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 17, 06:00 | 20.7S 150.9E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 17, 12:00 | 20.4S 151.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 17, 18:00 | 20.1S 151.8E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 18, 00:00 | 19.8S 152.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 18, 06:00 | 20.0S 152.9E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 18, 12:00 | 20.0S 153.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 18, 18:00 | 19.8S 153.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 19, 00:00 | 19.7S 152.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 19, 06:00 | 19.3S 151.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 19, 12:00 | 18.2S 151.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 19, 18:00 | 17.6S 150.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 20, 00:00 | 17.1S 150.5E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 20, 06:00 | 16.7S 150.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Subtropical depression |
| Dec 20, 12:00 | 16.3S 149.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 20, 18:00 | 16.4S 149.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 00:00 | 16.6S 149.3E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 06:00 | 17.2S 149.0E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 12:00 | 17.6S 148.2E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 21, 18:00 | 18.0S 147.7E | 15 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 22, 00:00 | 18.2S 147.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Pacific storms of 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.