NORTH ATLANTIC · 2026 SEASON
Tropical Storm Cristobal (2026)
Recorded track and intensity · 10 Aug 2026–13 Aug 2026
This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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46 mph / 74 km/h
12 Aug 2026 · tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Cristobal is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on 10 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC at 36.4°N, 63.5°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 15 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 40 knots (46 mph / 74 km/h), first recorded on 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC at 36.8°N, 43.9°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 1008 hPa on 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC.
The full record spans 66 hours and approximately 2,390 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 38.9°N, 37.4°W on 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 13 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC.
This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive and the NHC operational best track. The peak category, tropical storm, describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.
QUICK ANSWERS
Cristobal in brief
What was Tropical Storm Cristobal’s highest wind speed?
40 kt (46 mph / 74 km/h), the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC.
What category was Tropical Storm Cristobal?
Tropical Storm Cristobal is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.
What was Tropical Storm Cristobal’s lowest pressure?
1008 hPa, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC.
When did Tropical Storm Cristobal occur?
The archived track runs from 10 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC to 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC, with the tropical stage from 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC to 13 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Where did Tropical Storm Cristobal form?
In the North Atlantic basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 36.4°N, 63.5°W on 10 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Cristobal make landfall?
No archived position places Tropical Storm Cristobal’s center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive, with provisional positions from the NHC operational best track; post-season analysis revises them. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Categories refer to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
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