Gelena: 2019 South-West Indian

Gelena reached 118 kt (219 km/h, 136 mph) (C4) in the 2019 South-West Indian season, from 2019-02-04 to 2019-02-16, with track, wind and pressure and 16.2 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Gelena was a category 4 at its peak in the 2019 South-West Indian season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 118 kt (219 km/h, 136 mph), reached on 9 February 2019, and the lowest pressure was 942 hPa.
The track runs from 4 February 2019 to 16 February 2019 with 99 six hourly positions.
Gelena accumulated 16.2 ACE.
No landfall is recorded in the track.

Track

4 February 2019 to 16 February 2019

Gelena formed on 4 February 2019 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 4. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 15 kt (28 km/h, 17 mph) at the start to a peak of 118 kt (219 km/h, 136 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Gelena
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2019-02-04T06:00:00Z	15 kt
2019-02-04T09:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-04T12:00:00Z	15 kt
2019-02-04T15:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-04T18:00:00Z	20 kt
2019-02-04T21:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-05T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2019-02-05T03:00:00Z	23 kt
2019-02-05T06:00:00Z	25 kt
2019-02-05T09:00:00Z	25 kt
2019-02-05T12:00:00Z	25 kt
2019-02-05T15:00:00Z	28 kt
2019-02-05T18:00:00Z	30 kt
2019-02-05T21:00:00Z	33 kt
2019-02-06T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2019-02-06T03:00:00Z	38 kt
2019-02-06T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-06T09:00:00Z	48 kt
2019-02-06T12:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-06T15:00:00Z	58 kt
2019-02-06T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-06T21:00:00Z	63 kt
2019-02-07T00:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-07T03:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-07T06:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-07T09:00:00Z	68 kt
2019-02-07T12:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-07T15:00:00Z	73 kt
2019-02-07T18:00:00Z	70 kt
2019-02-07T21:00:00Z	78 kt
2019-02-08T00:00:00Z	70 kt
2019-02-08T03:00:00Z	88 kt
2019-02-08T06:00:00Z	75 kt
2019-02-08T09:00:00Z	98 kt
2019-02-08T12:00:00Z	85 kt
2019-02-08T15:00:00Z	103 kt
2019-02-08T18:00:00Z	80 kt
2019-02-08T21:00:00Z	108 kt
2019-02-09T00:00:00Z	100 kt
2019-02-09T03:00:00Z	113 kt
2019-02-09T06:00:00Z	105 kt
2019-02-09T09:00:00Z	118 kt
2019-02-09T12:00:00Z	110 kt
2019-02-09T15:00:00Z	118 kt
2019-02-09T18:00:00Z	110 kt
2019-02-09T21:00:00Z	110 kt
2019-02-10T00:00:00Z	100 kt
2019-02-10T03:00:00Z	100 kt
2019-02-10T06:00:00Z	80 kt
2019-02-10T09:00:00Z	93 kt
2019-02-10T12:00:00Z	75 kt
2019-02-10T15:00:00Z	85 kt
2019-02-10T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2019-02-10T21:00:00Z	78 kt
2019-02-11T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-11T03:00:00Z	73 kt
2019-02-11T06:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-11T09:00:00Z	68 kt
2019-02-11T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-11T15:00:00Z	63 kt
2019-02-11T18:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-11T21:00:00Z	58 kt
2019-02-12T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-12T03:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-12T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2019-02-12T09:00:00Z	58 kt
2019-02-12T12:00:00Z	50 kt
2019-02-12T15:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-12T18:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-12T21:00:00Z	60 kt
2019-02-13T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-13T03:00:00Z	58 kt
2019-02-13T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2019-02-13T09:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-13T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2019-02-13T15:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-13T18:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-13T21:00:00Z	55 kt
2019-02-14T00:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-14T03:00:00Z	53 kt
2019-02-14T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-14T09:00:00Z	48 kt
2019-02-14T12:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-14T15:00:00Z	43 kt
2019-02-14T18:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-14T21:00:00Z	38 kt
2019-02-15T00:00:00Z	40 kt
2019-02-15T03:00:00Z	33 kt
2019-02-15T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2019-02-15T09:00:00Z	30 kt
2019-02-15T12:00:00Z	30 kt
2019-02-15T15:00:00Z	28 kt
2019-02-15T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2019-02-15T21:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T00:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T03:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T06:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T09:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T12:00:00Z	n/a

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 942 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Gelena
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2019-02-04T06:00:00Z	1008 hPa
2019-02-04T09:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-04T12:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2019-02-04T15:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-04T18:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2019-02-04T21:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-05T00:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-05T03:00:00Z	1008 hPa
2019-02-05T06:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2019-02-05T09:00:00Z	1007 hPa
2019-02-05T12:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2019-02-05T15:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2019-02-05T18:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2019-02-05T21:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-06T00:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-06T03:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-06T06:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-06T09:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-06T12:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-06T15:00:00Z	991 hPa
2019-02-06T18:00:00Z	980 hPa
2019-02-06T21:00:00Z	987 hPa
2019-02-07T00:00:00Z	980 hPa
2019-02-07T03:00:00Z	985 hPa
2019-02-07T06:00:00Z	979 hPa
2019-02-07T09:00:00Z	982 hPa
2019-02-07T12:00:00Z	981 hPa
2019-02-07T15:00:00Z	979 hPa
2019-02-07T18:00:00Z	978 hPa
2019-02-07T21:00:00Z	976 hPa
2019-02-08T00:00:00Z	976 hPa
2019-02-08T03:00:00Z	970 hPa
2019-02-08T06:00:00Z	970 hPa
2019-02-08T09:00:00Z	962 hPa
2019-02-08T12:00:00Z	960 hPa
2019-02-08T15:00:00Z	957 hPa
2019-02-08T18:00:00Z	965 hPa
2019-02-08T21:00:00Z	953 hPa
2019-02-09T00:00:00Z	950 hPa
2019-02-09T03:00:00Z	949 hPa
2019-02-09T06:00:00Z	945 hPa
2019-02-09T09:00:00Z	947 hPa
2019-02-09T12:00:00Z	942 hPa
2019-02-09T15:00:00Z	950 hPa
2019-02-09T18:00:00Z	942 hPa
2019-02-09T21:00:00Z	957 hPa
2019-02-10T00:00:00Z	946 hPa
2019-02-10T03:00:00Z	964 hPa
2019-02-10T06:00:00Z	960 hPa
2019-02-10T09:00:00Z	968 hPa
2019-02-10T12:00:00Z	970 hPa
2019-02-10T15:00:00Z	973 hPa
2019-02-10T18:00:00Z	974 hPa
2019-02-10T21:00:00Z	978 hPa
2019-02-11T00:00:00Z	979 hPa
2019-02-11T03:00:00Z	981 hPa
2019-02-11T06:00:00Z	985 hPa
2019-02-11T09:00:00Z	983 hPa
2019-02-11T12:00:00Z	977 hPa
2019-02-11T15:00:00Z	986 hPa
2019-02-11T18:00:00Z	980 hPa
2019-02-11T21:00:00Z	988 hPa
2019-02-12T00:00:00Z	983 hPa
2019-02-12T03:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-12T06:00:00Z	991 hPa
2019-02-12T09:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-12T12:00:00Z	989 hPa
2019-02-12T15:00:00Z	988 hPa
2019-02-12T18:00:00Z	985 hPa
2019-02-12T21:00:00Z	988 hPa
2019-02-13T00:00:00Z	988 hPa
2019-02-13T03:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-13T06:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-13T09:00:00Z	992 hPa
2019-02-13T12:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-13T15:00:00Z	991 hPa
2019-02-13T18:00:00Z	994 hPa
2019-02-13T21:00:00Z	990 hPa
2019-02-14T00:00:00Z	995 hPa
2019-02-14T03:00:00Z	992 hPa
2019-02-14T06:00:00Z	995 hPa
2019-02-14T09:00:00Z	994 hPa
2019-02-14T12:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-14T15:00:00Z	997 hPa
2019-02-14T18:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-14T21:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2019-02-15T00:00:00Z	998 hPa
2019-02-15T03:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-15T06:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-15T09:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-15T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2019-02-15T15:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2019-02-15T18:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2019-02-15T21:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T00:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T03:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T06:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T09:00:00Z	n/a
2019-02-16T12:00:00Z	n/a

ACE Compared With the 2019 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2019
Dorian (North Atlantic)	48.9 ACE
Lorenzo (North Atlantic)	31.0 ACE
Hagibis (Western North Pacific)	23.9 ACE
Kyaar:Kyarr (North Indian)	23.5 ACE
Wutip (Western North Pacific)	22.7 ACE
Joaninha (South-West Indian)	19.8 ACE
Barbara (Eastern North Pacific)	19.1 ACE
Veronica (South-West Indian)	18.2 ACE
Kiko (Eastern North Pacific)	17.8 ACE
Fani (North Indian)	16.7 ACE
Kenanga (South-West Indian)	16.7 ACE
Gelena (this storm)	16.2 ACE
Kammuri (Western North Pacific)	16.0 ACE
Humberto (North Atlantic)	15.2 ACE
Halong (Western North Pacific)	15.1 ACE
Bualoi (Western North Pacific)	14.8 ACE
Lekima (Western North Pacific)	14.7 ACE
Idai (South-West Indian)	14.6 ACE
Oma (South Pacific)	14.6 ACE
Juliette (Eastern North Pacific)	14.6 ACE
Cilida (South-West Indian)	14.4 ACE
Erick (Eastern North Pacific)	14.0 ACE
Krosa (Western North Pacific)	13.6 ACE
Maha (North Indian)	12.4 ACE
Vayu (North Indian)	11.2 ACE
Lingling (Western North Pacific)	11.1 ACE
Haleh (South-West Indian)	11.1 ACE
Savannah (South-West Indian)	10.5 ACE
Trevor (South Pacific)	10.0 ACE
Faxai (Eastern North Pacific)	9.6 ACE
Funani (South-West Indian)	9.4 ACE
Jerry (North Atlantic)	9.3 ACE
Fengshen (Western North Pacific)	8.9 ACE
Owen (South Pacific)	8.1 ACE
Phanfone (Western North Pacific)	7.9 ACE
Flossie (Eastern North Pacific)	7.8 ACE
Riley (South-West Indian)	7.6 ACE
Lorna (South-West Indian)	7.3 ACE
Pola (South Pacific)	7.0 ACE
Mitag (Western North Pacific)	6.8 ACE
Kenneth (South-West Indian)	6.7 ACE
Alcide (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Bulbul:Matmo (Western North Pacific)	6.5 ACE
Lorena (Eastern North Pacific)	6.3 ACE
Nakri (Western North Pacific)	6.0 ACE
Sebastien (North Atlantic)	5.8 ACE
Neoguri (Western North Pacific)	5.6 ACE
Gabrielle (North Atlantic)	5.4 ACE
Kalmaegi (Western North Pacific)	4.8 ACE
Penny (South Pacific)	4.7 ACE
Tapah (Western North Pacific)	4.7 ACE
Francisco (Western North Pacific)	4.6 ACE
Mario (Eastern North Pacific)	4.5 ACE
Wallace (South-West Indian)	3.8 ACE
Mona (South Pacific)	3.8 ACE
Pablo (North Atlantic)	3.6 ACE
Barry (North Atlantic)	3.5 ACE
Bailu (Western North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Ivo (Eastern North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Bouchra (South-West Indian)	3.3 ACE
Hikaa:Hikka (North Indian)	3.0 ACE
Alvin (Eastern North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Melissa (North Atlantic)	2.6 ACE
Ann (South Pacific)	2.5 ACE
Karen (North Atlantic)	2.3 ACE
Danas (Western North Pacific)	2.3 ACE
Wipha (Western North Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Fung-Wong (Western North Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Narda (Eastern North Pacific)	1.4 ACE
Raymond (Eastern North Pacific)	1.4 ACE
Liua (South Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Podul (Western North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Rebekah (North Atlantic)	1.2 ACE
Pawan (North Indian)	1.1 ACE
Cosme (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Lili (South-West Indian)	0.9 ACE
Desmond (South-West Indian)	0.9 ACE
Nari (Western North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Fernand (North Atlantic)	0.9 ACE
Nestor (North Atlantic)	0.8 ACE
Peipah (Western North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Ema (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Octave (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Mun (Western North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Dalila (Eastern North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Henriette (Eastern North Pacific)	0.6 ACE
Chantal (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Erin (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Kajiki (Western North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Sepat (Western North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Priscilla (Eastern North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Akoni (Eastern North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Andrea (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Eketsang (South-West Indian)	0.3 ACE
Olga (North Atlantic)	0.3 ACE
Gil (Eastern North Pacific)	0.3 ACE
Imelda (North Atlantic)	0.2 ACE
Neil (South Pacific)	0.1 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

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Wind and pressure from jtwc_sh,reunion, as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.