Unnamed tropical storm (2021)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the South Pacific between February 7, 2021 and February 12, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 989 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- February 7, 2021 to February 12, 2021
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb (29.21 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.1
- Identifier
- SH202021
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 7, 06:00 | 13.9S 178.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 14.4S 178.5E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 14.6S 178.7E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 14.8S 178.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 15.9S 179.5E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 17.3S 179.9E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 18.3S 179.8E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 19.4S 179.7W | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 20.1S 179.4W | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 21.4S 178.7W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 23.5S 177.9W | 40 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 25.1S 177.7W | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 26.5S 177.4W | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 28.4S 176.7W | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 30.2S 176.2W | 40 kt | 991 mb | Tropical cyclone |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 32.5S 174.9W | 35 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 34.2S 173.9W | 35 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 35.6S 172.9W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 37.1S 172.0W | 30 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 38.5S 170.4W | 30 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Pacific storms of 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2021
- Cyclone YasaSouth Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm ZazuSouth Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Depression ZazuSouth Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm ImogenSouth Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm KimiSouth Pacific · 2021
- Cyclone LucasSouth Pacific · 2021
- Cyclone AnaSouth Pacific · 2021
- Tropical Storm BinaSouth Pacific · 2021
- Cyclone NiranSouth Pacific · 2021
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2021
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.