Tropical cyclones/hurricanes are the most powerful weather events on Earth. Harold’s Status on April 9, 2020. At 10 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), JTWC’s final warning on Harold noted that the system had weakened to the strength of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale with maximum sustained winds near 80 knots (92 mph/148 kph). SHARE THIS VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE HURRICANE VIDEOS, TROPICAL UPDATES, AND WEATHER VIDEOS!! After ravaging Vanuatu as a Category 4- or 5-equivalent storm late Monday and Tuesday, it spent Wednesday morning local time buffeting Fiji. Skip navigation Sign in. On April 8, Tropical Cyclone Harold is a major hurricane, a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, as it exits Fiji and heads … While referred to as a cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean, the storm is no different from a hurricane. As Vanuatu and Fiji emerge from a trail of destruction left by Tropical Cyclone Harold, Tonga is bracing for damage as the category five storm passes the island kingdom. Tropical Cyclone Harold just won’t quit. Tropical Cyclone Harold Hits Tonga #03 - Duration: 3:51. JTWC forecasts Harold to make a brief landfall over Fiji on April 7 around 8 p.m. EDT (April 8 at 0000 UTC) and move to the southeast near Tonga.