2026 South Indian cyclone season
Tropical Storm Luana 2026
Recorded track and intensity from Jan 21, 2026 to Jan 28, 2026
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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62 mph
Jan 24, 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
Luana is listed in the South Indian basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC at 11.3°S, 117.5°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 highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 62 mph, first recorded on Jan 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC at 16.5°S, 122.1°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 986 hPa on Jan 24, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 162 hours and approximately 1,260 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 26.3°S, 125.8°E on Jan 28, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Jan 24, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Luana in brief
What was Tropical Storm Luana's highest wind speed?
62 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Jan 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Tropical Storm Luana?
Tropical Storm Luana is not recorded at hurricane strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale in this archive.
What was Tropical Storm Luana's lowest pressure?
986 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Jan 24, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
When did Tropical Storm Luana occur?
The archived track runs from Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC to Jan 28, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC to Jan 24, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC.
Where did Tropical Storm Luana form?
In the South Indian basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 11.3°S, 117.5°E on Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Tropical Storm Luana make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 61 mph on Jan 24, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
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 and Field documentation
Sources & methodology