WESTERN PACIFIC · 2026 SEASON
Tropical Storm Etau (2026)
Recorded track and intensity · 27 Aug 2026–31 Aug 2026
This storm’s record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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US-agency wind unavailable
No pressure measurement · tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Etau is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC at 20.4°N, 167.7°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 29 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
A peak US-agency wind measurement is unavailable. No tropical-stage central pressure measurement is available in this record.
The full record spans 96 hours and approximately 1,640 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 32.6°N, 167.8°E on 31 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC.
This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive and the JTWC operational best track. The peak category, unclassified, 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
Etau in brief
What was Tropical Storm Etau’s highest wind speed?
The archive holds no US-agency wind measurement for Tropical Storm Etau.
What category was Tropical Storm Etau?
Tropical Storm Etau is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.
What was Tropical Storm Etau’s lowest pressure?
No tropical-stage central pressure is recorded for Tropical Storm Etau.
When did Tropical Storm Etau occur?
The archived track runs from 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC to 31 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Where did Tropical Storm Etau form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 20.4°N, 167.7°E on 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Etau make landfall?
No archived position places Tropical Storm Etau’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 JTWC 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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NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation
Sources & methodology