Tropical Storm Etau (2020)
Tropical Storm Etau peaked at 45 kt in the Western Pacific between November 6, 2020 and November 11, 2020, with a lowest pressure of 995 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Etau, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2020 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
- November 6, 2020 to November 11, 2020
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb (29.38 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.9
- Identifier
- WP242020
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 12:00 | 10.0N 130.7E | 1008 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 6, 18:00 | 10.6N 129.6E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 7, 00:00 | 11.2N 127.4E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 7, 06:00 | 12.0N 125.6E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 7, 12:00 | 12.5N 123.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 7, 18:00 | 12.8N 122.5E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 8, 00:00 | 12.9N 120.3E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 8, 06:00 | 12.7N 118.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 8, 12:00 | 12.5N 117.0E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 8, 18:00 | 12.6N 115.0E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 9, 00:00 | 12.9N 113.3E | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 06:00 | 12.9N 112.2E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 12:00 | 12.4N 111.3E | 45 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 18:00 | 12.3N 110.9E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 00:00 | 12.3N 109.9E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 10, 06:00 | 12.6N 109.0E | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 10, 12:00 | 12.6N 107.6E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 10, 18:00 | 12.5N 106.6E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 11, 00:00 | 12.6N 105.2E | 10 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Nov 11, 06:00 | 12.9N 104.5E | Disturbance |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2020
- Typhoon VongfongWestern Pacific · 2020 · 5 deaths
- Tropical Storm NuriWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm SinlakuWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon HagupitWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm JangmiWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MekkhalaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm HigosWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2020
- Super Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NoulWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm DolphinWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon SaudelWestern Pacific · 2020
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon MolaveWestern Pacific · 2020
- Super Typhoon GoniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Storm AtsaniWestern Pacific · 2020
- Typhoon VamcoWestern Pacific · 2020
- Tropical Depression KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2020
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.