Cyclone Mitchell (2026)
Cyclone Mitchell reached Category 1 in the South Indian between February 6, 2026 and February 9, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 968 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Mitchell, 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.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- February 6, 2026 to February 9, 2026
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 80 kt (92 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 968 mb (28.59 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 5.0
- Identifier
- SH202026
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 6, 00:00 | 17.8S 121.9E | 29 kt | 997 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 18.8S 120.9E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 18.5S 119.8E | 39 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 18.9S 119.0E | 51 kt | 989 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 19.0S 118.4E | 60 kt | 983 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 19.4S 117.6E | 64 kt | 979 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 20.0S 116.7E | 74 kt | 973 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 20.3S 116.2E | 80 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 20.7S 115.6E | 74 kt | 972 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 21.3S 114.6E | 70 kt | 975 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 21.6S 114.0E | 60 kt | 983 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 22.1S 113.8E | 60 kt | 982 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 23.1S 113.6E | 54 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 24.5S 113.4E | 51 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 25.3S 113.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
Other South Indian storms of 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm AwoSouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm BlossomSouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm ChengeSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone FinaSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone BakungSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone GrantSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone HayleySouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm IggySouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone JennaSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone DudzaiSouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm EwetseSouth Indian · 2026
- Tropical Storm LuanaSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone FytiaSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone GezaniSouth Indian · 2026 · 66 deaths · $2.0 billion
- Cyclone HoracioSouth Indian · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2026
- Cyclone IndusaSouth Indian · 2026
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.