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The storm disrupted classes and school activities in parts of the archipelago, but little to no damage was reported. [10] The distant cyclone sent large swells toward Tonga and Samoa, coinciding with high astronomical tides. Coastal flooding on low-lying islands of Tonga reportedly destroyed houses and crops. [24]
The deadliest tropical cyclone to have its name retired was Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu, which caused over 100 deaths, when it affected the Solomon Islands in May 1986. The most damaging system was Yasi which caused over US$2.5 billion in damage to Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Australia in January and February 2011.
Tino was the second system to impact Fiji, Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands in three weeks, after Cyclone Sarai. The name Tino was later retired from the list of South Pacific tropical cyclone names and replaced with Tasi .
The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located just under. An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time ...
During this time other names were removed from the naming lists, including in 1979 when the lists of names used were revised to include both male and female names. [10] [11] Tropical Storm Lucille was the first name to be retired for its impacts, while Ophelia was retired because of its long 8,045 km (5,000 mi) track. [10]
The world got its first glimpse at the newest island in the South Pacific this week. Photographer and hotelier GP Orbassano, who lives on the island of Tonga, took a trip to the newly-formed ...
The newly christened Tropical Cyclone Ula turned sharply south and rapidly intensified, attaining hurricane strength the following day. A shift to the southwest brought the system close to the northern islands of Tonga on January 2, 2016. It subsequently brushed several islands in the Lau Group of Fiji before weakening. Nearly degrading to a ...
2011† – a Category 4 tropical cyclone that affected the Samoan Islands, Tonga and New Zealand. 2013 – a long-lived storm that traversed the Philippines, mainland Southeast Asia, and then the Bay of Bengal before making landfall in India. Wini (1987) – left heavy damage when it passed near the Samoas. Winifred