Cyclone Zena (2016)
Cyclone Zena reached Category 2 in the South Pacific between April 4, 2016 and April 7, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 956 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
- April 4, 2016 to April 7, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 956 mb (28.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.8
- Identifier
- SH182016
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 06:00 | 13.3S 162.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 4, 12:00 | 13.5S 162.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 4, 18:00 | 13.7S 163.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 5, 00:00 | 14.1S 164.8E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 06:00 | 14.8S 166.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 12:00 | 15.5S 168.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 5, 18:00 | 16.6S 170.3E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 6, 00:00 | 17.7S 172.8E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Apr 6, 06:00 | 18.7S 175.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 12:00 | 19.6S 178.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 6, 18:00 | 20.3S 179.2W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 7, 00:00 | 20.7S 184.6E | 50 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 06:00 | 22.0S 186.3E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 7, 12:00 | 22.4S 188.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
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
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth 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.