Unnamed tropical storm (2016)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 40 kt in the South Pacific between March 14, 2016 and March 17, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 993 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2016 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 14, 2016 to March 17, 2016
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 993 mb (29.32 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.4
- Identifier
- SH162016
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 14, 00:00 | 15.5S 137.4E | 1007 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 15.8S 137.5E | 1003 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 15.9S 136.9E | 1005 mb | Not reported | |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 15.9S 137.0E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 15.9S 137.5E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 15.9S 138.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 15.9S 138.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 16.0S 139.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 16.3S 140.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 16.7S 141.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 17.2S 142.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 17.4S 142.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 17.5S 142.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 17.6S 142.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Pacific storms of 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TuniSouth Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone UlaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone VictorSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TatianaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone WinstonSouth Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm YaloSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone ZenaSouth Pacific · 2016
- Cyclone AmosSouth Pacific · 2016
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.