Unnamed tropical storm (2001)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 35 kt in the South Pacific between February 16, 2001 and February 19, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, 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 16, 2001 to February 19, 2001
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 98 km (61 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.2
- Identifier
- SH102001
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 16, 00:00 | 16.8S 157.4E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 17.6S 158.5E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 18.2S 159.7E | 25 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 18.9S 160.8E | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 19.2S 162.4E | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 19.3S 164.2E | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 19.6S 165.5E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 20.3S 166.5E | 35 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 21.0S 167.2E | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 22.0S 168.0E | 30 kt | Tropical depression | |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 24.0S 169.5E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 25.5S 170.5E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 28.2S 172.1E | 30 kt | 997 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
- Tropical Storm OmaSouth Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm AbigailSouth Pacific · 2001
- Cyclone PaulaSouth 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.