Tropical Storm Pabuk (2018)
Tropical Storm Pabuk peaked at 50 kt in the Western Pacific between December 30, 2018 and January 7, 2019, with a lowest pressure of 996 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Pabuk, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2018 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- December 30, 2018 to January 7, 2019
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb (29.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.5
- Identifier
- WP362018
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 8.3N 115.1E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 8.5N 114.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 8.6N 113.3E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 8.0N 112.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 7.3N 111.3E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 7.0N 111.0E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 6.7N 110.9E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 6.2N 110.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 5.9N 109.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 5.8N 109.2E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 5.9N 108.7E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 6.1N 108.0E | 35 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 12:00 | 6.0N 107.0E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 2, 18:00 | 5.9N 106.2E | 40 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 00:00 | 5.9N 105.3E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 06:00 | 6.2N 104.4E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 12:00 | 6.6N 103.5E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 3, 18:00 | 7.3N 102.7E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 00:00 | 8.0N 101.8E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 06:00 | 8.2N 100.7E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 12:00 | 8.3N 99.6E | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 4, 18:00 | 8.6N 99.0E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 5, 00:00 | 9.1N 98.5E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 5, 06:00 | 9.6N 98.1E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 5, 12:00 | 10.1N 97.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 5, 18:00 | 10.4N 96.5E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 6, 00:00 | 10.7N 95.1E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 6, 06:00 | 10.9N 93.4E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 6, 12:00 | 11.1N 92.1E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 6, 18:00 | 11.6N 91.1E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 7, 00:00 | 12.0N 90.1E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 7, 06:00 | 12.3N 90.2E | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 7, 12:00 | 13.1N 92.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 7, 18:00 | 13.1N 92.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2018
- Tropical Storm BolavenWestern Pacific · 2018 · 4 deaths
- Tropical Storm SanbaWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon JelawatWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm EwiniarWestern Pacific · 2018 · 5 deaths
- Tropical Storm MaliksiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm GaemiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon PrapiroonWestern Pacific · 2018 · 3 deaths
- Super Typhoon MariaWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm Son-TinhWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm AmpilWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon WukongWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon JongdariWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon ShanshanWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm YagiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm BebincaWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon LeepiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Tropical Storm RumbiaWestern Pacific · 2018 · 53 deaths
- Typhoon SoulikWestern Pacific · 2018 · 86 deaths
- Typhoon CimaronWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon JebiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon MangkhutWestern Pacific · 2018 · 59 deaths
- Tropical Storm BarijatWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon TramiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon Kong-ReyWestern Pacific · 2018
- Super Typhoon YutuWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon UsagiWestern Pacific · 2018 · 4 deaths
- Tropical Depression TorajiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Typhoon Man-YiWestern Pacific · 2018
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2018
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.