Unnamed tropical storm (2021)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 40 kt in the South Pacific between April 9, 2021 and April 13, 2021, with a lowest pressure of 998 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- April 9, 2021 to April 13, 2021
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb (29.47 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.8
- Identifier
- SH282021
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 9, 06:00 | 15.1S 158.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 16.9S 161.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 17.8S 161.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 19.0S 162.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 20.3S 164.1E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 12:00 | 21.7S 165.4E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 18:00 | 23.0S 166.6E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 24.6S 167.9E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 26.1S 169.2E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 27.0S 170.4E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 28.2S 171.8E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 29.0S 172.8E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 06:00 | 30.3S 174.5E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 12, 12:00 | 30.2S 175.7E | Not reported | ||
| Apr 12, 18:00 | 30.5S 176.3E | Not reported | ||
| Apr 13, 00:00 | 30.8S 177.6E | Not reported |
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
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2021
- Cyclone NiranSouth 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.