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2020/21 south pacific cyclone season

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    Category 2 Tropical Cyclone “Lucas” affecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, February 2, 2021Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Lucas" formed over the Coral Sea on February 1, 2021, as the 5th named storm of the 2020/21 South Pacific Ocean cyclone season. The storm moved into the basin from the Australian region as a Category 2 tropical cyclone, to the northwest…

  • tropical-cyclone-ana-fiji-landfall-damage

    Tropical Cyclone “Ana” hits Fiji, leaving at least 1 person dead and 5 missing

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, February 1, 2021Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Category 2 Tropical Cyclone "Ana" made landfall near Rakiraki, Fiji at 06:00 LT on January 31, 2021, and continued tracking SSE over the Central Division towards the Suva area. By 12:00 LT (00:00 UTC), Ana's center was located over the coast of Viti…

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    Warnings in place ahead of Tropical Cyclone “Ana” landfall, Fiji

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, January 30, 2021Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Storm "Ana" formed late January 29, 2021 west of Fiji as the third named storm of the 2020/21 South Pacific cyclone season. The system is expected to make landfall over Ra Province on Sunday morning (LT), January 31, and slow down as it moves over…

  • category-5-tropical-cyclone-yasa-fiji-landfall-damage

    Category 5 Tropical Cyclone “Yasa” makes landfall over Vanua Levu, Fiji

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, December 17, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Yasa" made landfall over Vanua Levu, Fiji's second-largest island just after 06:00 UTC (18:00 LT) on December 17, 2020, with wind speeds up to 240 km/h (150 mph) and momentary gusts up to 345 km/h (215 mph), according to the RSMC…

  • category-5-severe-tropical-cyclone-yasa-fiji-landfall-forecast

    Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone “Yasa” to strike Fiji with destructive winds, storm surge and very heavy rain

    ByTeo Blašković Wednesday, December 16, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Yasa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale ​by 15:00 UTC on December 15, 2020, and is expected to move over Fiji on December 17, bringing destructive winds, storm surge with waves as high as 16 m (52…

  • tropical-cyclone-yasa-fiji-landfall-forecast-december-2020

    Yasa rapidly intensifies to Category 4 equivalent, set to approach Fiji at Category 5 strength

    ByJulie Celestial Tuesday, December 15, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Yasa"– the first named storm of the 2020/21 South Pacific Ocean cyclone season– has rapidly intensified to Category 4 hurricane equivalent on December 15. The cyclone is forecast to hit Fiji with Category 5 force winds on Thursday…

  • tropical-cyclone-yasa-fiji-december-2020

    Tropical Cyclone “Yasa” expected to make landfall over Viti Levu, Fiji

    ByTeo Blašković Monday, December 14, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone "Yasa" formed on December 12, 2020, as the first named storm of the 2020/21 South Pacific Ocean cyclone season. The current forecast track takes Yasa over Viti Levu, Fiji on December 17, with maximum sustained winds between 165 km/h (100…

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