Cyclone Paula (2001)
Cyclone Paula reached Category 3 in the South Pacific between February 25, 2001 and March 8, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 930 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Paula, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2001 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
- February 25, 2001 to March 8, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb (27.46 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 18.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 25 kt (29 mph)
- Identifier
- SH132001
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, 06:00 | 10.5S 162.8E | 20 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 10.7S 163.1E | 20 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 11.1S 163.5E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 11.6S 163.9E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 12.1S 164.2E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 12.5S 164.4E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 13.0S 164.5E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 13.4S 164.7E | 50 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 13.8S 164.9E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 14.4S 165.4E | 65 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 15.3S 166.1E | 70 kt | 960 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 16.1S 166.8E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 16.7S 167.9E | 85 kt | 950 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 17.4S 169.0E | 85 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 18.1S 170.3E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 18.7S 171.8E | 90 kt | 945 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 19.3S 173.5E | 95 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 19.8S 175.4E | 95 kt | 940 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 20.5S 177.3E | 100 kt | 935 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 21.2S 179.1E | 100 kt | 930 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 22.0S 179.1W | 105 kt | 930 mb | HR |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 22.9S 177.8W | 105 kt | 940 mb | HR |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 23.8S 176.6W | 100 kt | 950 mb | HR |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 24.7S 175.5W | 80 kt | 960 mb | HR |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 25.3S 174.7W | 75 kt | 970 mb | HR |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 25.9S 174.0W | 65 kt | 975 mb | HR |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 26.7S 173.2W | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 27.8S 172.2W | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 28.7S 171.4W | 45 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 29.8S 170.4W | 45 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 31.0S 169.2W | 35 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 32.9S 192.2E | 40 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 34.8S 194.1E | 40 kt | 984 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 36.2S 196.0E | 45 kt | 979 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 37.2S 197.0E | 50 kt | 976 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 37.9S 198.1E | 55 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 38.5S 199.0E | 60 kt | 966 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 39.2S 200.5E | 60 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 40.0S 202.5E | 60 kt | 972 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 40.5S 204.0E | 50 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 40.5S 206.0E | 50 kt | 980 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 40.0S 208.0E | 50 kt | 982 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 40.0S 210.0E | 45 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 40.0S 212.0E | 40 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 40.0S 213.0E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 40.0S 214.0E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 40.0S 215.0E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2001
- Cyclone SamSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm WinsomeSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm WylvaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm OmaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm AbigailSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm RitaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Cyclone SoseSouth Pacific · 2001
- Cyclone AlistairSouth Pacific · 2001
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.