Tropical Storm Cristobal — 2026
Atlantic. Peak winds 45 mph (40 kt). Tropical cyclone: Aug 12 – Aug 13, 2026 (UTC).
By the numbers
"Peak winds" means the strongest sustained wind NHC estimated at any point in the storm's life, averaged over one minute, not gusts. ACE adds up a storm's wind strength every six hours while it is at least a tropical storm, so a long-lived strong storm scores far higher than a brief weak one.
How it ended
The National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Cristobal, number 5, at Aug 13, 15:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Post-Tropical Cyclone Cristobal".
In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Additional information on this system can be found in the High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KBWC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php
NHC's best track ends at Aug 13, 12:00 UTC, with the system classed as a remnant low.
Landfalls are not listed here: NHC's operational track does not record them reliably. NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report will.
Timeline
Times are UTC. Status changes come from NHC's best track, which records the storm every six hours.
- Formed as a tropical storm
- Peak intensity: 45 mph (40 kt), 1008 mb
- First NHC advisory ("Tropical Storm Cristobal")
- Weakened to a tropical depression
- No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a remnant low
- Last advisory, from the National Hurricane Center
Track
The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Cristobal