Cyclone Jenna (2026)

Cyclone Jenna reached Category 2 in the South Indian between January 4, 2026 and January 9, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 968 mb.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Cyclone Jenna, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2026 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin: South Indian
Dates: January 4, 2026 to January 9, 2026
Peak strength: Category 2, 89 kt (102 mph)
Lowest pressure: 968 mb (28.59 inHg)
Landfall: No; closest approach 871 km (541 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy: 5.9
Identifier: SH122026

Deaths and damage

No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.

Track

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Pressure	Status
Jan 4, 18:00	9.7S 96.9E	39 kt	1001 mb	Not reported
Jan 5, 00:00	10.7S 97.6E	39 kt	1001 mb	Not reported
Jan 5, 06:00	12.2S 97.1E	45 kt	1000 mb	Not reported
Jan 5, 12:00	13.5S 96.7E	45 kt	998 mb	Not reported
Jan 5, 18:00	14.4S 96.1E	60 kt	990 mb	Not reported
Jan 6, 00:00	15.3S 95.5E	74 kt	980 mb	Not reported
Jan 6, 06:00	15.7S 94.8E	89 kt	969 mb	Not reported
Jan 6, 12:00	16.3S 94.1E	89 kt	968 mb	Not reported
Jan 6, 18:00	16.7S 93.6E	80 kt	976 mb	Not reported
Jan 7, 00:00	17.1S 93.1E	70 kt	983 mb	Not reported
Jan 7, 06:00	18.0S 92.2E	60 kt	990 mb	Not reported
Jan 7, 12:00	18.3S 91.8E	54 kt	991 mb	Not reported
Jan 7, 18:00	18.6S 91.2E	51 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Jan 8, 00:00	18.5S 91.0E	45 kt	995 mb	Not reported
Jan 8, 06:00	18.2S 90.3E	45 kt	997 mb	Not reported
Jan 8, 12:00	17.8S 89.3E	39 kt	998 mb	Not reported
Jan 8, 18:00	17.8S 88.6E	35 kt	1000 mb	Not reported
Jan 9, 00:00	17.5S 87.8E	32 kt	1001 mb	Not reported
Jan 9, 06:00	17.2S 86.8E	29 kt	1002 mb	Not reported
Jan 9, 12:00	17.3S 85.5E	29 kt	1002 mb	Not reported

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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.