Tropical cyclone (TC) Harold, a category 4 cyclone, entered Tongan waters on 9 April 2020 with sustained winds of more than 150km per hour. The system was the second cyclone and the only severe tropical cyclone of the relatively quiet 2011–12 South Pacific cyclone season. Severe Tropical Cyclone Nina impacted the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Cape York Peninsula, Niue, Rotuma, Tonga, Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna. Kuo na’ina’i ke toka teu ‘a Tonga ki ha Saikalone mālohi ‘aupito he uike’ ni hili ia ‘ene hā mei he halanga ‘o Saikolone Hāloti’ ‘e lava ke ne uesia hangatonu e fonua pe tele ofi ‘aupito ai. Severe Tropical Cyclone Waka (Fiji Meteorological Service designation: 03F, Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 07P) was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to affect the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.Waka originated within the near-equatorial trough in mid-December 2001, although the system remained disorganized for more than a week. In January 2014, Tonga was hit by Cyclone Ian which left one person dead, 4,000 homeless and destroyed crops on outlying islands.
North Atlantic Basin; Central Pacific Basin; November 1st - April 30th. January, then, is when you’ll catch me on the islands. Want to help support this site? Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasmine (RSMC Nadi designation: 12F, JTWC designation: 10P) was a powerful and long-lived annular tropical cyclone that affected several countries, particularly Vanuatu and Tonga, over a 16-day span in February 2012. Tonga’s Parliament was severely damaged by Cyclone Gita in 2018. Tonga - Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project (English) Abstract. Hurricane Forecast | Tropical Storm Risk | Hurricane Spaghetti Models | Cyclone and Hurricane Names. The cyclone had already devastated the central islands of Vanuatu and parts of Fiji. Doc Name Tonga - Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project : INT Redacted Report; Keywords. If you are planning to visit Tonga during Tonga’s summer season, there is a small risk of experiencing a cyclone. AFP/ABC Topics: weather , drought , cyclone , tonga , pacific Tonga - Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project : restructuring (English) Abstract. The cyclone produced a massive storm surge which coincided with a king tide, causing extensive flooding on the main island of Tongatapu as well as the Eua group of islands.
Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita, a category 4 cyclone, struck Tonga on 12 and 13 February 2018, causing widespread destruction on the main island of Tongatapu, including the capital of Nuku'alofa, and the neighboring island of Eua. Tonga has a history of cyclone activity, the worst recorded being the category 5 Cyclone Gita in February 2018. Tonga felt the brunt of Cyclone Harold this morning as the storm, packing gusts of up to 260 km/hr, passed to the south of Nuku’alofa.