Tropical Storm Blake (2020)
Tropical Storm Blake peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between January 4, 2020 and January 10, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Blake, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2020 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
- January 4, 2020 to January 10, 2020
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.0
- Identifier
- SH062020
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 12.9S 121.3E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 18:00 | 12.9S 121.4E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 5, 00:00 | 15.8S 121.0E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 5, 06:00 | 15.4S 121.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 5, 12:00 | 15.3S 121.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 5, 18:00 | 15.6S 121.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 6, 00:00 | 16.0S 121.7E | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 6, 06:00 | 17.1S 122.3E | 55 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 6, 12:00 | 17.5S 122.2E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 6, 18:00 | 17.8S 122.1E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 7, 00:00 | 18.3S 121.7E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 7, 06:00 | 18.8S 121.3E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 7, 12:00 | 19.6S 121.0E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 7, 18:00 | 20.3S 120.4E | 40 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 8, 00:00 | 20.4S 119.7E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 8, 06:00 | 20.8S 119.7E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 8, 12:00 | 21.4S 119.6E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 8, 18:00 | 22.2S 120.0E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 9, 00:00 | 23.1S 120.3E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 9, 06:00 | 24.0S 120.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 9, 12:00 | 25.0S 121.1E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 9, 18:00 | 25.7S 122.1E | 20 kt | 1000 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 10, 00:00 | 26.0S 123.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2020
- Cyclone BelnaSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone AmbaliSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone CalviniaSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Indian · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm DianeSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm EsamiSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone DamienSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm FranciscoSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone GabekileSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone FerdinandSouth Indian · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone HeroldSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone IrondroSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm JerutoSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm ManggaSouth Indian · 2020
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.