Tropical Storm Esami (2020)
Tropical Storm Esami peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between January 22, 2020 and January 26, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 991 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Esami, 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 22, 2020 to January 26, 2020
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb (29.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.6
- Identifier
- SH112020
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 22, 12:00 | 18.9S 56.0E | 20 kt | 1001 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 19.9S 57.2E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 20.3S 58.5E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 20.8S 60.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 21.2S 61.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 21.6S 63.5E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 21.9S 65.3E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 22.2S 67.2E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 22.8S 68.9E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 23.2S 70.5E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 23.6S 71.7E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 24.2S 72.7E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 24.8S 73.8E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 25.6S 74.6E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 26.5S 75.4E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 27.5S 76.2E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 28.6S 77.0E | 35 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2020
- Cyclone BelnaSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone AmbaliSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone CalviniaSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm BlakeSouth Indian · 2020
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Indian · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2020
- Tropical Storm DianeSouth 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.