Tropical Storm Alfred (2017)
Tropical Storm Alfred peaked at 50 kt in the South Pacific between February 15, 2017 and February 22, 2017, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Alfred, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2017 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 15, 2017 to February 22, 2017
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH062017
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 15, 06:00 | 17.0S 137.1E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 16.2S 136.2E | 15 kt | 1003 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 15.9S 138.0E | 15 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 15.8S 139.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 16.1S 139.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 16.3S 139.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 16.6S 139.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 16.9S 138.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 17.0S 138.2E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 17.0S 137.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 16.7S 136.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 16.4S 136.2E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 16.1S 135.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 15.8S 135.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 15.5S 135.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 15.2S 135.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 15.0S 136.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 15.0S 136.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 15.1S 136.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 15.3S 137.1E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 15.8S 137.2E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 15.6S 137.5E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 15.6S 137.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 16.0S 138.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 16.6S 137.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 16.7S 137.6E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 16.3S 137.7E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 16.3S 137.9E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 16.8S 138.3E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 17.0S 138.2E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Pacific storms of 2017
- Tropical Storm BartSouth Pacific · 2017
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2017
- Tropical Storm BlancheSouth Pacific · 2017
- Cyclone DebbieSouth Pacific · 2017
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2017
- Cyclone CookSouth Pacific · 2017
- Cyclone FrancesSouth Pacific · 2017
- Cyclone DonnaSouth Pacific · 2017
- Cyclone EllaSouth Pacific · 2017
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.