Cyclone Steve (2000)
Cyclone Steve reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between February 25, 2000 and March 11, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 975 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- February 25, 2000 to March 11, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb (28.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.7
- Identifier
- SH142000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 16.9S 152.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 16.5S 150.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 16.5S 150.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 16.5S 150.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 16.5S 149.8E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 16.5S 149.2E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 16.5S 148.6E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 16.5S 147.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 16.5S 147.1E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 16.5S 145.8E | 40 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 16.7S 144.7E | 35 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 17.0S 143.7E | 30 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 17.3S 142.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 17.6S 141.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 17.3S 140.7E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 16.9S 139.9E | 25 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 29, 00:00 | 16.5S 139.2E | 30 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 29, 06:00 | 16.1S 138.5E | 35 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 29, 12:00 | 15.8S 137.8E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 29, 18:00 | 15.7S 136.9E | 45 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 15.8S 136.1E | 35 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 15.8S 135.4E | 30 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 15.3S 134.5E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 14.8S 133.8E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 14.7S 133.0E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 14.9S 132.0E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 14.8S 131.2E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 14.7S 130.5E | 25 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 15.0S 129.5E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 15.7S 128.5E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 16.1S 127.3E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 16.4S 126.0E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 16.7S 124.9E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 17.0S 123.8E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 17.4S 122.8E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 17.7S 121.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 18.1S 121.0E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 18.7S 120.1E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 19.1S 119.2E | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 19.9S 118.5E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 20.1S 117.7E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 20.3S 116.9E | 65 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 20.8S 116.2E | 65 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 21.6S 115.5E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 22.3S 115.2E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 22.7S 114.5E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 23.0S 113.9E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 23.6S 113.6E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 24.1S 113.3E | 55 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 24.4S 113.1E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 24.8S 113.1E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 25.2S 113.3E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 25.4S 113.6E | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 25.7S 113.9E | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 25.9S 114.2E | 50 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 26.3S 114.9E | 40 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 27.0S 116.1E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 27.9S 117.4E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 29.0S 118.9E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 30.1S 120.1E | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 32.0S 121.2E | 20 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 33.0S 123.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 34.3S 125.1E | Extratropical | ||
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 35.7S 126.5E | Extratropical |
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- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone JoSouth Pacific · 2000
- Cyclone KimSouth Pacific · 2000
- Tropical Storm LeoSouth 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.