Hurricanes & Tropical Storms - March 2009
Australian Basin
 Tropical Storm Gabrielle Satellite Image  Australian Scale Color Legend |
 Tropical Storm Gabrielle Track  Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Gabrielle | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/02 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/04 | ||||||
| Highest Australian Category | Cat 1 | Maximum Gust | 83 km/h | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 40 mph (35 kt or 65 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 988 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 1.1025 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
 Tropical Storm Hamish Satellite Image Australian Scale Color Legend |
 Tropical Storm Hamish Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Hamish | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/06 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/11 | ||||||
| Highest Australian Category | Cat 5 | Maximum Gust | 296 km/h | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | Cat 4 | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 150 mph (130 kt or 241 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 925 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 21.3794 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
 Tropical Storm IIsa Satellite Image Australian Scale Color Legend |
 Tropical Storm IIsa Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | IIsa | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/18 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/23 | ||||||
| Highest Australian Category | Cat 4 | Maximum Gust | 232 km/h | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | Cat 3 | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 115 mph (100 kt or 185 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 958 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 10.9619 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
South Pacific Basin
 Tropical Storm Joni Satellite Image |
 Tropical Storm Joni Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Joni | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/11 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/13 | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 63 mph (55 kt or 102 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 980 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 2.4588 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
 Tropical Storm Ken Satellite Image |
 Tropical Storm Ken Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Ken | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/17 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/20 | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 52 mph (45 kt or 83 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 985 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 1.3838 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
 Tropical Storm Jasper Satellite Image |
 Tropical Storm Jasper Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Jasper | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/24 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/25 | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | TS | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 52 mph (45 kt or 83 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 985 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | .8256 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
South Indian Basin
 Tropical Storm Izida Satellite Image |
 Tropical Storm Izida Track Saffir-Simpson Scale Color Legend | ||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Izida | ||||||||
| Cyclogenesis Date | 03/24 | Cyclolysis Date | 03/27 | ||||||
| Highest Saffir-Simpson Category | Cat 1 | ||||||||
| Maximum 6-hr Sustained Wind | 75 mph (65 kt or 120 km/h) | ||||||||
| Min Pressure | 978 mbar | ||||||||
| Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE*) Index (kt2) | 2.4363 x 104 | ||||||||
| Landfall Information (date, location and sustained winds) | N/A | ||||||||
| Deaths | 0 | ||||||||
| *The (ACE) Index calculations are based on preliminary data. | |||||||||
