Unnamed tropical storm (2026)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the South Pacific between March 23, 2026 and March 24, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, 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 Pacific
- Dates
- March 23, 2026 to March 24, 2026
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb (29.23 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 94 km (58 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.0
- Identifier
- SH282026
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 17.2S 162.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 18.5S 162.9E | 39 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 20.1S 162.9E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 21.4S 163.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 23.6S 163.8E | 45 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 26.9S 163.7E | 39 kt | 999 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Tropical Storm KojiSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone UrmilSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone NarelleSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone MailaSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone VaianuSouth Pacific · 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.