Tropical Storm Leo (2000)
Tropical Storm Leo peaked at 55 kt in the South Pacific between March 4, 2000 and March 10, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Leo, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2000 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- March 4, 2000 to March 10, 2000
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1351 km (839 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.0
- Identifier
- SH182000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 19.6S 151.5W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 19.7S 151.9W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 19.8S 152.4W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 20.0S 152.9W | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 20.3S 153.9W | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 21.2S 156.5W | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 21.7S 158.2W | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 22.4S 159.9W | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 23.1S 161.2W | 25 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 23.8S 162.3W | 25 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 24.4S 163.4W | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 25.6S 165.2W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 27.0S 165.7W | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 29.5S 165.9W | 30 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 31.6S 166.3W | 35 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 33.6S 166.6W | 35 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 36.7S 166.0W | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 39.9S 164.2W | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 42.0S 161.9W | 40 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 44.3S 158.8W | 40 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 46.5S 156.5W | 40 kt | 984 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 49.0S 152.5W | 40 kt | 981 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 51.0S 147.0W | 40 kt | 979 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 53.0S 139.0W | 40 kt | 978 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 55.0S 134.0W | 40 kt | 974 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2000
- Cyclone IrisSouth Pacific · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone JoSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone KimSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone SteveSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone MonaSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm VaughanSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm TessiSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm NeilSouth Pacific · 2000
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.