Tropical Storm Sanvu (2023)
Tropical Storm Sanvu peaked at 45 kt in the Western Pacific between April 18, 2023 and April 26, 2023, with a lowest pressure of 999 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Sanvu, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2023 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
- April 18, 2023 to April 26, 2023
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb (29.50 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1046 km (650 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.2
- Identifier
- WP012023
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 18, 00:00 | 2.6N 159.6E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 18, 06:00 | 2.8N 159.9E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 18, 12:00 | 3.0N 160.1E | 15 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 18, 18:00 | 3.4N 160.0E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 19, 00:00 | 3.9N 159.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 19, 06:00 | 4.7N 159.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 19, 12:00 | 5.5N 158.5E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 19, 18:00 | 6.6N 158.1E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 20, 00:00 | 7.9N 157.9E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 06:00 | 9.0N 157.4E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 12:00 | 9.3N 156.6E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 20, 18:00 | 9.7N 156.4E | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 00:00 | 9.9N 156.3E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 06:00 | 10.0N 156.1E | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 12:00 | 10.2N 155.7E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 21, 18:00 | 10.2N 154.8E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 00:00 | 10.1N 154.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 06:00 | 10.1N 153.4E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 22, 12:00 | 10.3N 153.0E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 22, 18:00 | 10.7N 152.7E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 00:00 | 10.7N 152.5E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 06:00 | 10.6N 152.4E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 12:00 | 10.5N 152.3E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 23, 18:00 | 10.5N 152.2E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 00:00 | 10.5N 152.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 06:00 | 10.8N 151.2E | 15 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 12:00 | 10.9N 150.4E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 24, 18:00 | 11.0N 149.6E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 00:00 | 10.7N 149.0E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 06:00 | 10.5N 148.6E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 12:00 | 10.4N 148.3E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 25, 18:00 | 10.2N 147.8E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 00:00 | 10.0N 147.2E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 06:00 | 9.9N 146.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 12:00 | 10.2N 145.1E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Apr 26, 18:00 | 10.5N 143.6E | 15 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2023
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon MawarWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon GucholWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon TalimWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon DoksuriWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KhanunWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon LanWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm DamreyWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon SaolaWestern Pacific · 2023 · 3 deaths
- Typhoon HaikuiWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KirogiWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm Yun-YeungWestern Pacific · 2023
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2023
- Typhoon KoinuWestern Pacific · 2023
- Super Typhoon BolavenWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Storm SanbaWestern Pacific · 2023
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2023
- Tropical Depression JelawatWestern Pacific · 2023
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.