2026 South Indian cyclone season
Cyclone Horacio 2026
Recorded track and intensity from Feb 17, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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159 mph
Feb 23, 2026 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Horacio is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on Feb 17, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC at 12°S, 75.4°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 159 mph, first recorded on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC at 20.7°S, 65.1°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 920 hPa on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 330 hours and approximately 3,400 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 37.1°S, 82.9°E on Mar 3, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Feb 25, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Horacio in brief
What was Cyclone Horacio's highest wind speed?
159 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Horacio?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Horacio's lowest pressure?
920 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Feb 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Cyclone Horacio occur?
The archived track runs from Feb 17, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC to Mar 3, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Feb 17, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC to Feb 25, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Horacio form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 12°S, 75.4°E on Feb 17, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.
Did Cyclone Horacio make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Horacio'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. Category 5 refers 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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology