Tropical Cyclone Tracker

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Select a basin from the basin dropdown.
Select a year from the year dropdown.
Select a storm from the storm dropdown, or type a name/year in the search bar to filter results.
Press the Play button to animate the storm track.
Toggle Season mode on to animate all storms in the selected year sequentially.
Set a date and time in the time jump inputs, then press Rewind or Fast-forward to jump the animation to that point.

Space Play / Pause

R Restart

E Skip to End

S Season toggle

G Grid toggle

C Recenter

L Light / Dark toggle

X Clear All

Colors represent wind speed categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale (from Tropical Depression through Category 5).

Select a basin, year, and storm — then press Play to animate.

No storm selected

Select a storm to view details

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Duration —

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Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale

< 39 mph — Tropical Depression

39–73 mph — Tropical Storm

74–95 mph — Category 1

96–110 mph — Category 2

111–129 mph — Category 3

130–156 mph — Category 4

157+ mph — Category 5

Point Shapes

Tropical (depression, storm, hurricane/typhoon/cyclone)

Subtropical

Non-tropical (extratropical, remnant low, disturbance)

Season Progress

SEASON TOTALS ▲ collapse

SEASON TIMELINE ▲ collapse

SEASON ACE ▲ collapse

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ACE = Σ (V_kt² / 10⁴) per 6 h at TS+ strength.

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