Tropical Storm Wylva (2001)
Tropical Storm Wylva peaked at 40 kt in the South Pacific between February 14, 2001 and February 22, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 988 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Wylva. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- February 14, 2001 to February 22, 2001
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph), ten-minute wind
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb (29.18 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.6
- Identifier
- 2001045S14142
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 14, 00:00 | 13.5S 141.5E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 14.0S 141.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 14.4S 141.0E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 14.6S 140.9E | Tropical storm | ||
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 14.7S 140.6E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 14.8S 140.1E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 15.1S 139.7E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 15.3S 138.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 15.5S 138.4E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 16.0S 138.0E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 16.5S 136.9E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 17.2S 136.2E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 18.0S 136.0E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 18.6S 135.6E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 19.0S 135.0E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 19.0S 134.0E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 18.9S 132.7E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 18.8S 131.6E | 25 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 18.7S 130.5E | 25 kt | 988 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 18.8S 129.3E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 19.0S 128.0E | 25 kt | 992 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 19.2S 126.4E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 19.5S 125.0E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 20.0S 124.1E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 20.5S 123.5E | 25 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 21.0S 123.0E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 21.5S 122.5E | 25 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 21.9S 121.6E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 22.2S 120.5E | 25 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 22.6S 119.3E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 23.0S 118.0E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 23.3S 116.9E | Not reported | ||
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 23.5S 116.0E | 25 kt | 998 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
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth 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. This storm’s winds are ten-minute averages from its regional agency. They read about 12 percent lower than the one-minute winds US agencies use, so a Saffir-Simpson category is not given for it.
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.