Cyclone Belal (2024)
Cyclone Belal reached Category 2 in the South Indian between January 11, 2024 and January 23, 2024, with a lowest pressure of 969 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 11, 2024 to January 23, 2024
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb (28.61 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 10.1
- Identifier
- SH052024
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 11, 18:00 | 13.0S 58.5E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 12, 00:00 | 13.0S 57.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 12, 06:00 | 13.0S 57.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 12, 12:00 | 13.4S 56.6E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 12, 18:00 | 13.7S 56.4E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 13, 00:00 | 14.4S 55.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 13, 06:00 | 15.4S 55.0E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 13, 12:00 | 16.5S 54.1E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 13, 18:00 | 17.5S 53.7E | 65 kt | 989 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 14, 00:00 | 18.3S 53.5E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 14, 06:00 | 19.2S 53.4E | 80 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 14, 12:00 | 19.7S 53.4E | 85 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 14, 18:00 | 20.1S 53.8E | 90 kt | 969 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 15, 00:00 | 20.5S 54.5E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 15, 06:00 | 20.8S 55.5E | 80 kt | 973 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 15, 12:00 | 21.2S 56.3E | 75 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 15, 18:00 | 21.5S 56.9E | 70 kt | 978 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 16, 00:00 | 22.1S 57.9E | 65 kt | 981 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 16, 06:00 | 22.9S 59.1E | 60 kt | 983 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 16, 12:00 | 23.1S 59.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 16, 18:00 | 23.4S 61.2E | 60 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 17, 00:00 | 23.7S 62.2E | 55 kt | 986 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 17, 06:00 | 23.9S 63.0E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 17, 12:00 | 24.1S 63.8E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | 24.1S 64.7E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | 23.9S 65.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 06:00 | 23.7S 65.7E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 12:00 | 23.9S 65.7E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 18, 18:00 | 23.7S 65.2E | 50 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | 23.4S 64.5E | 35 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 19, 06:00 | 23.2S 64.0E | 30 kt | 987 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 12:00 | 23.6S 63.5E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 19, 18:00 | 23.9S 63.1E | 25 kt | 988 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 20, 00:00 | 24.4S 62.5E | 25 kt | 986 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 20, 06:00 | 24.8S 61.9E | 25 kt | 985 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 20, 12:00 | 25.2S 61.4E | 25 kt | 985 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 20, 18:00 | 25.5S 60.6E | 20 kt | 988 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 21, 00:00 | 25.9S 59.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 26.6S 58.6E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 26.7S 57.3E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 26.8S 55.6E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 27.3S 53.9E | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 28.4S 52.8E | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 29.9S 52.6E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 31.3S 52.8E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 32.5S 53.7E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 33.5S 55.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
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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.