VICTOR
1997-98 season · AU199798_07U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Victor originated as a tropical low over Australia's Top End, first identified by the Bureau of Meteorology on 5 February 1998. It is thought to have developed from the remnants of Severe Tropical Cyclone Katrina. Over the following days, the system tracked westward across the Top End under the influence of a subtropical ridge before moving out into the Indian Ocean north of Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Organisational improvement was noted on 9 February as the system moved west-southwest away from the north Kimberley coast. An LNG tanker reported 40-knot winds near the centre on the afternoon of 10 February, and the system was named Victor that evening. After remaining relatively weak through 11 February, it intensified on 12 February, with an eye becoming visible on the morning of 13 February, marking peak intensity. Victor was a notably small cyclone throughout its life and was surrounded by unusually high environmental pressures. It subsequently weakened, and by 15 February its low-level centre was fully exposed.
Victor did not make landfall and caused no reported damage or casualties. After crossing the 90th meridian east on 16 February, it was briefly renamed Tropical Cyclone Cindy by Mauritius before RSMC La Réunion downgraded it to a tropical disturbance. The system dissipated on 19 February 1998.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (87 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-05 04:00:00 | 2 | -12.9, 133.6 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-05 06:00:00 | 2 | -12.9, 133.4 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-05 12:00:00 | 2 | -12.9, 132.6 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-05 18:00:00 | 2 | -13.0, 131.9 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-06 00:00:00 | 2 | -13.0, 131.1 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-06 04:00:00 | 2 | -13.0, 130.6 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-06 06:00:00 | 2 | -13.0, 130.4 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 1998-02-06 12:00:00 | 4 | -13.1, 129.8 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-06 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 129.3 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-07 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 128.7 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-07 04:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 128.3 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-07 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 128.1 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-07 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 127.6 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-07 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 127.0 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 126.5 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 04:00:00 | 1 | -13.3, 126.1 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.4, 125.8 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 10:00:00 | 1 | -13.7, 125.3 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.9, 125.0 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 16:00:00 | 1 | -14.2, 124.5 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 18:00:00 | 1 | -14.3, 124.2 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-08 22:00:00 | 1 | -14.5, 123.7 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.5, 123.5 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 04:00:00 | 1 | -14.6, 123.0 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 06:00:00 | 1 | -14.7, 122.8 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 10:00:00 | 1 | -14.8, 122.3 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 16:00:00 | 1 | -14.9, 121.6 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 121.4 | 1005 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-09 22:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 120.9 | 1005 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 120.7 | 1004 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 04:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 120.2 | 1003 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 119.9 | 1002 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 10:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 119.4 | 1002 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 119.1 | 1001 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 16:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 118.6 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 118.3 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-10 22:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 117.6 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 117.3 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 04:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 116.7 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 116.4 | 998 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 10:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 115.7 | 995 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 115.3 | 993 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 16:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 114.6 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 114.3 | 986 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1998-02-11 22:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 113.6 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 113.3 | 978 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 04:00:00 | 1 | -15.1, 112.6 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 112.3 | 973 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 10:00:00 | 1 | -15.4, 111.7 | 970 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.6, 111.3 | 970 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 16:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 110.6 | 970 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 110.2 | 971 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1998-02-12 22:00:00 | 1 | -16.5, 109.3 | 975 hPa | 44 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.7, 108.9 | 976 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 04:00:00 | 1 | -17.1, 108.1 | 980 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 06:00:00 | 1 | -17.2, 107.7 | 980 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 10:00:00 | 1 | -17.5, 106.8 | 980 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.6, 106.3 | 980 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 16:00:00 | 1 | -17.8, 105.4 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 18:00:00 | 1 | -17.9, 104.9 | 981 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1998-02-13 22:00:00 | 1 | -18.1, 104.0 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 00:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 103.5 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 04:00:00 | 1 | -18.5, 102.4 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.6, 101.8 | 986 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 10:00:00 | 1 | -18.7, 100.6 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 12:00:00 | 1 | -18.8, 100.0 | 991 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 16:00:00 | 1 | -19.0, 98.8 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 18:00:00 | 1 | -19.2, 98.2 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1998-02-14 22:00:00 | 1 | -19.5, 97.0 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 00:00:00 | 1 | -19.6, 96.4 | 1001 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 04:00:00 | 1 | -19.8, 95.3 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 06:00:00 | 1 | -19.9, 94.7 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 10:00:00 | 1 | -20.2, 93.5 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 12:00:00 | 1 | -20.4, 93.0 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 16:00:00 | 1 | -20.7, 92.0 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 18:00:00 | 1 | -20.8, 91.5 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-15 22:00:00 | 1 | -21.1, 90.6 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 00:00:00 | 1 | -21.3, 90.2 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 04:00:00 | 1 | -21.6, 89.3 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 06:00:00 | 1 | -21.6, 88.8 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 10:00:00 | 1 | -21.6, 87.7 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 12:00:00 | 1 | -21.5, 87.1 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 16:00:00 | 1 | -21.4, 85.9 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 18:00:00 | 1 | -21.4, 85.3 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-16 22:00:00 | 1 | -21.3, 84.1 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-17 00:00:00 | 1 | -21.2, 83.5 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1998-02-17 04:00:00 | 1 | -21.1, 82.2 | 1010 hPa | 10 km/h |