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StormStrongorange alert

Tropical Cyclone One

1 d ago · 16 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC Cook Islands, French Polynesia

What happened

Tropical Cyclone One. First reported on 16 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC, tracked live by Open Earth from official sources.

Orange alert: significant impact likely; national response may be needed.

Forecast track

Official forecast from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, advisory 2, issued 16 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The dashed line on the map shows the expected path of the centre over the next 4 days. Storm centres often stray from the forecast line, and impacts reach far beyond it.

Now

Tropical Cyclone

Winds

74 km/h

Moving

S at 10 kt

Forecast peak

120 km/h

WhenTime (UTC)PositionWindsStrength
Now16 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC12.7°S, 163.4°W74 km/hTropical storm
+12 h17 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC13.9°S, 163.2°W102 km/hTropical storm
+1 day17 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC15.6°S, 162.7°W120 km/hCategory 1
+36 h18 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC17.3°S, 161.5°W120 km/hCategory 1
+2 days18 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC19.2°S, 159.3°W111 km/hTropical storm
+60 h19 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC21.3°S, 155.8°W93 km/hTropical storm
+3 days19 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC23.9°S, 151.2°W83 km/hTropical storm
+4 days20 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC30.0°S, 141.2°W65 km/hTropical storm
Official advisory and graphics

Timeline

  1. First reported by GDACS

    16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC

  2. Also reported by EONET

    16 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC

  3. GDACS alert level Orange

    16 Oct 2026, 20:34 UTC

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Reports from the ground

Nearby in the last 30 days

No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.