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SOUTH INDIAN · 2025 SEASON

Cyclone Errol (2025)

Recorded track and intensity · 9 Apr 2025–18 Apr 2025

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5

This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.

THE COMPLETE TRACKOpen in the explorer
ERROL: complete recorded track, 9 Apr 2025–18 Apr 2025Recorded track from 9 Apr 2025 to 18 Apr 2025. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.10 Apr, 00:00 UTC11 Apr, 00:00 UTC12 Apr, 00:00 UTC13 Apr, 00:00 UTC14 Apr, 00:00 UTC15 Apr, 00:00 UTC16 Apr, 00:00 UTC17 Apr, 00:00 UTC18 Apr, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 59 APR18 APR

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DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

16 Apr, 12:00 UTC
Wind speed 138 ktPressure 919 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa9 Apr12 Apr15 Apr18 Apr

Forward speed & ACE

16 Apr, 12:00 UTC
Forward speed 3 ktCumulative ACE 6.81 10⁴ kt²
00107.52015kt10⁴ kt²9 Apr12 Apr15 Apr18 Apr

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing observations make ACE partial. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind138 kt

159 mph / 256 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure919 hPa

16 Apr 2025 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration9 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance2,530 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Errol is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2025 season. Its archived track begins on 9 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC at 8.6°S, 132.3°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 16 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 138 knots (159 mph / 256 km/h), first recorded on 16 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC at 14.4°S, 118.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 919 hPa on 16 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC.

The full record spans 216 hours and approximately 2,530 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 16.1°S, 124.6°E on 18 Apr 2025, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 18 Apr 2025, 09:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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