Kenanga
2018-19 season · AU201819_05U
History
Tropical Cyclone Kenanga formed in the Australian region and crossed into the South-West Indian Ocean basin on 16 December 2018. It reached intense tropical cyclone status on 18 December, making it one of two simultaneous tropical cyclones active in the basin on 20 December 2018 — the first such occurrence since the 2013–14 season. The other concurrent storm was Intense Tropical Cyclone Cilida, which had developed separately from the monsoon trough two days after Kenanga entered the basin. Both systems weakened and dissipated by 24 December 2018.
Kenanga was part of the record-breaking 2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, which produced nine intense tropical cyclones — the highest number since reliable satellite records began in 1967. The season as a whole was the deadliest and among the costliest on record in the basin, though the vast majority of fatalities and damage were attributable to Cyclone Idai in March 2019 rather than Kenanga. No landfalls or direct impacts on populated areas were recorded for Kenanga, and the available sources do not attribute any casualties or significant damage specifically to this storm.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (12 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-14 06:00:00 | 1 | -7.7, 93.1 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2018-12-14 12:00:00 | 1 | -7.9, 92.5 | 1000 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 2018-12-14 18:00:00 | 1 | -7.9, 92.1 | 1000 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 2018-12-15 00:00:00 | 1 | -8.0, 91.9 | 1000 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 2018-12-15 06:00:00 | 1 | -8.4, 91.7 | 999 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 2018-12-15 12:00:00 | 1 | -8.7, 91.5 | 999 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 2018-12-15 18:00:00 | 1 | -8.8, 91.0 | 998 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 2018-12-16 00:00:00 | 1 | -9.3, 90.8 | 996 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 2018-12-16 06:00:00 | 1 | -10.0, 90.3 | 995 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 2018-12-16 12:00:00 | 1 | -10.3, 89.6 | 994 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 2018-12-16 18:00:00 | 1 | -10.9, 89.0 | 992 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 2018-12-17 00:00:00 | 1 | -11.7, 88.4 | 992 hPa | 26 km/h |