Damaging Storm hits Tristan, 7th July 2026
Reports from Philip Kendal and Kelly Green. Video & stills from Fouche Conradie
Winter well and truly arrived on Tristan on Tuesday 7th July 2026, with a damaging storm. High winds grew to hurricane force winds during the day, with gusts of over 100mph, and were expected to continue into Wednesday. The Weatherlink website, which displays data from the automatic weather station mounted on St Mary's School, recorded a peak gust of 124mph (200km/h) at 19:43.
This still from a video shot by Fouche Conradie show roofing sheets being ripped off by the storm.
Among the damage caused, several buildings have lost their roofs, and the Administrator has issued instructions for everyone to shelter in place until the storm has passed.
Communications with island remained good at least until mid afternoon, enabling the Admin to send us notification, and for Kelly Green to post the video below on TikTok, which was shot by Ovenstone engineer Fouche Conradie. The current state of communications is not known, although the weather station is still sending data.
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| Stills grabbed from Fouche Condrie's video (right), show roofing debris flying through the air (above) and a building stripped of cladding by the wind (below). Big Point is just visible in the background. |
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Tristan's location in the middle of the South Atlantic means that the island is no stranger to damaging storms. The last such storms, for instance, happened in July and November 2019.
We will post further reports as and when they come in. We all earnestly hope and pray that everyone stays safe and that the damage is manageable.