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1968 Tropical Cyclone FLOSSIE (1968007S17042)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1968007S17042
Start Jan 7 06Z
Max Intensity 70 kt (Jan 10 18Z)
End Jan 14 06Z
ATCF IDs ,SH101968
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

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Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON DS824 WIND NEUMANN WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees north degrees east
SI 1968-01-07 06:00:00 TS -16.50 42.00
SI 09:00:00 TS -16.50 42.00
SI 12:00:00 TS -16.60 41.90 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -16.70 41.80 28
SI 18:00:00 TS -16.70 41.70 30
SI 21:00:00 TS -16.70 41.60 30
SI 1968-01-08 00:00:00 TS -16.80 41.50 30
SI 03:00:00 TS -16.80 41.40 33
SI 06:00:00 TS -16.90 41.70 25 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -16.90 41.60 25 35
SI 12:00:00 TS -17.00 41.50 25 35
SI 15:00:00 TS -17.10 41.30 30 38
SI 18:00:00 TS -17.20 41.10 35 40
SI 21:00:00 TS -17.40 40.90 35 43
SI 1968-01-09 00:00:00 TS -17.60 40.60 35 45
SI 03:00:00 TS -17.80 40.40 35 48
SI 06:00:00 TS -17.90 40.20 35 50
SI 09:00:00 TS -18.10 40.00 35 50
SI 12:00:00 TS -18.30 39.70 35 50
SI 15:00:00 TS -18.60 39.40 35 53
SI 18:00:00 TS -18.90 39.10 35 55
SI 21:00:00 TS -19.20 38.90 35 58
SI 1968-01-10 00:00:00 TS -19.60 38.60 35 60
SI 03:00:00 TS -20.00 38.40 50 60
SI 06:00:00 TS -20.40 38.20 65 60
SI 09:00:00 TS -20.80 38.00 65 63
SI 12:00:00 TS -21.20 37.90 65 65
SI 15:00:00 TS -21.50 37.70 65 68
SI 18:00:00 TS -21.90 37.50 65 70
SI 21:00:00 TS -22.20 37.30 65 70
SI 1968-01-11 00:00:00 TS -22.40 37.10 65 70
SI 03:00:00 TS -22.80 37.00 65 70
SI 06:00:00 TS -23.10 36.90 65 70
SI 09:00:00 TS -23.60 36.70 65 68
SI 12:00:00 TS -24.10 36.40 65 65
SI 15:00:00 TS -24.50 36.10 65 63
SI 18:00:00 TS -25.00 35.90 65 60
SI 21:00:00 TS -25.70 35.50 65 58
SI 1968-01-12 00:00:00 TS -26.30 35.20 65 55
SI 03:00:00 TS -26.90 35.00 65 50
SI 06:00:00 MX -27.40 35.00 65 45
SI 09:00:00 MX -28.00 35.50 65 43
SI 12:00:00 TS -28.60 36.20 65 40
SI 15:00:00 TS -29.30 37.00 65 40
SI 18:00:00 TS -30.00 37.80 65 40
SI 21:00:00 TS -30.50 38.40 65 40
SI 1968-01-13 00:00:00 MX -30.90 38.90 65 40
SI 03:00:00 MX -31.50 39.50 65 40
SI 06:00:00 MX -32.10 40.20 65 40
SI 09:00:00 MX -32.80 41.10 65 40
SI 12:00:00 MX -33.60 42.20 65 40
SI 15:00:00 MX -34.40 43.40 65 40
SI 18:00:00 MX -35.30 44.80 65 40
SI 21:00:00 MX -36.30 46.30 50 38
SI 1968-01-14 00:00:00 MX -37.40 48.00 35 35
SI 03:00:00 MX -38.50 49.90 30 33
SI 06:00:00 MX -39.70 51.90 25 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh101968.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION WMO-Best-Tracks.txt:Line=7036:flossie
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 s_hem.dat:1047:10S
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-005:Line=9302
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=206:FLOSSIE:BSH1068:Reunion
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA SSHS REUNION LAT REUNION LON REUNION TYPE REUNION TNUM DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north mb km km degrees north mb nmile nmile degrees east nmile degrees north 1 kts mb kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1968 SI MM 1968-01-07 06:00:00 TS -16.50 42.00 reunion 193 193 ______O________ -5 -16.50 42.00 2 9.90 1 225
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -16.50 42.00 193 189 ______P________ -5 -16.50 42.00 2 1 225
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -16.60 41.90 reunion 189 180 ______O______O_ -5 -16.60 41.90 99 9.90 -16.60 41.90 TC 25 2 235
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -16.70 41.80 186 178 ______P______P_ -5 -16.70 41.80 99 -16.70 41.80 TC 28 2 240
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -16.70 41.70 reunion 178 170 ______O______O_ -5 -16.70 41.70 99 9.90 -16.70 41.70 TC 30 2 245
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -16.70 41.60 170 170 ______P______P_ -5 -16.70 41.60 99 -16.70 41.60 TC 30 2 240
1968 SI MM 1968-01-08 00:00:00 TS -16.80 41.50 reunion 170 162 ______O______O_ -5 -16.80 41.50 99 9.90 -16.80 41.50 TC 30 2 240
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -16.80 41.40 162 162 ______P______P_ -5 -16.80 41.40 99 -16.80 41.40 TC 33 2 115
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -16.90 41.70 reunion 193 185 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -16.80 42.60 -5 -16.90 41.30 3 9.90 -16.80 42.60 TC 25 -16.80 42.60 7 -16.90 41.30 TC 35 2 110
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -16.90 41.60 185 183 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -16.90 42.20 -5 -17.00 41.10 3 -16.90 42.20 TC 25 -16.90 42.30 7 -17.00 41.10 TC 35 2 230
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -17.00 41.50 reunion 183 171 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -17.00 41.90 -5 -17.00 41.00 99 9.90 -17.00 41.90 TC 25 -17.10 41.90 7 -17.00 41.00 TC 35 3 235
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -17.10 41.30 171 168 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -17.10 41.60 -5 -17.00 41.00 99 -17.10 41.60 TC 30 -17.20 41.60 7 -17.00 41.00 TC 38 4 235
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -17.20 41.10 reunion 159 154 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -17.30 41.30 -5 -17.10 40.90 99 9.90 -17.30 41.30 TC 35 -17.30 41.30 2 -17.10 40.90 TC 40 5 235
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -17.40 40.90 154 146 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -17.40 41.00 -5 -17.30 40.70 99 -17.40 41.00 TC 35 -17.40 41.00 2 -17.30 40.70 TC 43 6 230
1968 SI MM 1968-01-09 00:00:00 TS -17.60 40.60 reunion 149 148 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -17.60 40.80 -5 -17.60 40.40 99 9.90 -17.60 40.80 TC 35 -17.60 40.80 2 -17.60 40.40 TC 45 6 230
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -17.80 40.40 158 153 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -17.70 40.60 -5 -17.80 40.20 99 -17.70 40.60 TC 35 -17.70 40.60 2 -17.80 40.20 TC 48 6 230
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -17.90 40.20 reunion 154 154 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -17.90 40.30 -5 -18.00 40.00 3 9.90 -17.90 40.30 TC 35 -17.90 40.30 2 -18.00 40.00 TC 50 5 230
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -18.10 40.00 155 149 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -18.10 40.00 -5 -18.10 39.90 3 -18.10 40.00 TC 35 -18.10 40.00 2 -18.10 39.90 TC 50 6 230
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -18.30 39.70 reunion 158 158 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -18.40 39.70 -5 -18.20 39.80 99 9.90 -18.40 39.70 TC 35 -18.40 39.70 2 -18.20 39.80 TC 50 7 230
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -18.60 39.40 181 179 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -18.70 39.40 -5 -18.40 39.60 99 -18.70 39.40 TC 35 -18.70 39.30 2 -18.40 39.60 TC 53 8 225
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -18.90 39.10 reunion 205 205 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -19.00 39.00 -5 -18.70 39.30 99 9.90 -19.00 39.00 TC 35 -19.00 39.00 2 -18.70 39.30 TC 55 9 220
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -19.20 38.90 228 228 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -19.40 38.60 -5 -19.00 39.20 99 -19.40 38.60 TC 35 -19.40 38.60 2 -19.00 39.20 TC 58 9 210
1968 SI MM 1968-01-10 00:00:00 TS -19.60 38.60 reunion 237 237 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -19.80 38.30 -5 -19.40 39.10 99 9.90 -19.80 38.30 TC 35 -19.80 38.20 2 -19.40 39.10 TC 60 9 210
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -20.00 38.40 252 248 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -20.30 37.90 -5 -19.70 39.00 99 -20.30 37.90 TC 50 -20.30 37.90 2 -19.70 39.00 TC 60 9 210
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -20.40 38.20 reunion 260 259 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -20.70 37.60 -5 -20.00 39.00 3 9.90 -20.70 37.60 TC 65 -20.70 37.60 4 -20.00 39.00 TC 60 8 205
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -20.80 38.00 277 274 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -21.10 37.40 -5 -20.40 39.00 3 -21.10 37.40 TC 65 -21.10 37.40 4 -20.40 39.00 TC 63 8 200
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -21.20 37.90 reunion 271 240 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -21.40 37.30 -5 -20.80 38.80 99 9.90 -21.40 37.30 TC 65 -21.40 37.30 4 -20.80 38.80 TC 65 8 200
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -21.50 37.70 240 208 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -21.70 37.20 -5 -21.30 38.50 99 -21.70 37.20 TC 65 -21.70 37.20 4 -21.30 38.50 TC 68 8 205
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -21.90 37.50 reunion 208 185 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -22.00 37.20 -5 -21.70 38.00 99 9.90 -22.00 37.20 TC 65 -22.00 37.20 4 -21.70 38.00 TC 70 8 210
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -22.20 37.30 185 163 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -22.20 37.10 -5 -22.10 37.50 99 -22.20 37.10 TC 65 -22.20 37.20 4 -22.10 37.50 TC 70 7 215
1968 SI MM 1968-01-11 00:00:00 TS -22.40 37.10 reunion 163 145 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -22.40 37.10 -5 -22.50 37.10 99 9.90 -22.40 37.10 TC 65 -22.40 37.20 4 -22.50 37.10 TC 70 7 205
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -22.80 37.00 143 133 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -22.70 37.10 -5 -22.90 36.90 99 -22.70 37.10 TC 65 -22.70 37.10 4 -22.90 36.90 TC 70 7 200
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -23.10 36.90 reunion 134 124 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -23.00 37.00 -5 -23.30 36.70 4 9.90 -23.00 37.00 TC 65 -23.00 37.00 4 -23.30 36.70 TC 70 9 200
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -23.60 36.70 126 91 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -23.50 36.80 -5 -23.70 36.50 4 -23.50 36.80 TC 65 -23.40 36.80 4 -23.70 36.50 TC 68 10 205
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -24.10 36.40 reunion 91 78 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -24.00 36.50 -5 -24.20 36.30 99 9.90 -24.00 36.50 TC 65 -23.90 36.50 4 -24.20 36.30 TC 65 11 205
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -24.50 36.10 75 75 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -24.50 36.20 -5 -24.60 36.20 99 -24.50 36.20 TC 65 -24.50 36.10 4 -24.60 36.20 TC 63 11 205
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -25.00 35.90 reunion 92 90 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -25.00 35.70 -5 -25.10 36.10 99 9.90 -25.00 35.70 TC 65 -25.00 35.70 4 -25.10 36.10 TC 60 13 210
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -25.70 35.50 129 126 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -25.50 35.10 -5 -25.90 36.10 99 -25.50 35.10 TC 65 -25.50 35.10 4 -25.90 36.10 TC 58 14 205
1968 SI MM 1968-01-12 00:00:00 TS -26.30 35.20 reunion 180 175 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -26.00 34.50 -5 -26.80 36.20 99 9.90 -26.00 34.50 TC 65 -26.00 34.40 4 -26.80 36.20 TC 55 13 200
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -26.90 35.00 208 197 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -26.50 34.00 -5 -27.40 36.50 99 -26.50 34.00 TC 65 -26.50 33.90 4 -27.40 36.50 TC 50 11 185
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -27.40 35.00 reunion 212 212 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -27.10 33.80 -5 -27.80 36.90 5 9.90 -27.10 33.80 TC 65 -27.10 33.80 4 -27.80 36.90 EX 45 12 155
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 MX -28.00 35.50 279 279 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -27.80 34.30 -5 -28.20 37.30 5 -27.80 34.30 TC 65 -27.80 34.20 4 -28.20 37.30 EX 43 16 140
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -28.60 36.20 reunion 363 363 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -28.60 35.20 -5 -28.60 37.80 99 9.90 -28.60 35.20 TC 65 -28.60 35.00 4 -28.60 37.80 TC 40 19 135
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -29.30 37.00 456 456 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -29.40 36.10 -5 -29.20 38.30 99 -29.40 36.10 TC 65 -29.40 36.00 4 -29.20 38.30 TC 40 19 135
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -30.00 37.80 reunion 549 549 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -30.20 37.00 -5 -29.70 38.90 99 9.90 -30.20 37.00 TC 65 -30.20 37.00 4 -29.70 38.90 TC 40 17 135
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -30.50 38.40 621 621 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -30.80 37.70 -5 -30.00 39.40 99 -30.80 37.70 TC 65 -30.90 37.70 4 -30.00 39.40 TC 40 14 135
1968 SI MM 1968-01-13 00:00:00 MX -30.90 38.90 reunion 681 681 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -31.40 38.30 -5 -30.20 39.90 99 9.90 -31.40 38.30 TC 65 -31.50 38.30 4 -30.20 39.90 EX 40 14 135
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 MX -31.50 39.50 760 760 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -32.00 39.00 -5 -30.60 40.30 99 -32.00 39.00 TC 65 -32.10 38.90 4 -30.60 40.30 EX 40 16 135
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -32.10 40.20 reunion 848 848 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -32.70 39.70 -5 -31.10 40.90 5 9.90 -32.70 39.70 TC 65 -32.70 39.70 4 -31.10 40.90 EX 40 19 135
1968 SI MM 09:00:00 MX -32.80 41.10 896 896 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -33.40 40.60 -5 -31.90 41.80 5 -33.40 40.60 TC 65 -33.40 40.60 4 -31.90 41.80 EX 40 22 130
1968 SI MM 12:00:00 MX -33.60 42.20 reunion 938 938 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -34.10 41.60 -5 -32.80 43.00 99 9.90 -34.10 41.60 TC 65 -34.00 41.60 4 -32.80 43.00 EX 40 25 130
1968 SI MM 15:00:00 MX -34.40 43.40 997 995 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -34.80 42.70 -5 -33.80 44.40 99 -34.80 42.70 TC 65 -34.70 42.80 4 -33.80 44.40 EX 40 28 130
1968 SI MM 18:00:00 MX -35.30 44.80 reunion 1083 1083 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -35.50 44.00 -5 -35.00 46.00 99 9.90 -35.50 44.00 TC 65 -35.50 44.00 4 -35.00 46.00 EX 40 30 130
1968 SI MM 21:00:00 MX -36.30 46.30 1196 1196 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -36.30 45.30 -5 -36.30 47.90 99 -36.30 45.30 TC 50 -36.30 45.40 4 -36.30 47.90 EX 38 33 130
1968 SI MM 1968-01-14 00:00:00 MX -37.40 48.00 reunion 1337 1337 O_____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -37.10 46.70 -5 -37.70 50.00 99 9.90 -37.10 46.70 TC 35 -37.20 46.80 4 -37.70 50.00 EX 35 36 130
1968 SI MM 03:00:00 MX -38.50 49.90 1496 1496 P_____P___PP_P_ SH101968 -38.00 48.20 -5 -39.30 52.40 99 -38.00 48.20 TC 30 -38.00 48.30 4 -39.30 52.40 EX 33 39 130
1968 SI MM 06:00:00 MX -39.70 51.90 reunion 1679 O_____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH101968 -38.90 49.90 -5 -41.00 55.00 6 9.90 -38.90 49.90 TC 25 -38.90 49.90 1 -41.00 55.00 EX 30 39 130