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Pages in category "Tropical cyclones in New Caledonia" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Severe Tropical Cyclone Erica of March 2003 was a powerful cyclone that severely affected New Caledonia and was considered the worst to affect it since Cyclone Beti. The system was the eighth cyclone and the fifth severe tropical cyclone of the 2002–03 South Pacific cyclone season .
As the storm approached, New Caledonia was placed on high alert, as Niran was expected to cause severe damage in the country, especially on the main island of Grande Terre. [16] [8] Authorities placed the entire island nation under a Level Two Tropical Cyclone Alert late on 5 March as the storm bore down on the country. [17]
As Fran impacted Vanuatu, the whole of New Caledonia was placed under a pre-alert, before cyclone warning number 1 was issued for the French territory on 9 March. [16] [17] This warning required schools to close and advised people to take shelter indoors. [17] In New Caledonia, flooding and mudslides occurred. Winds of 220 km/h (140 mph) were ...
[6] [12] Within New Caledonia, the system was reported to have caused 16 deaths, while nine ships were either sunk or stranded, docks collapsed and major damage to buildings and plantations was reported. [17] February 3–11, 1880 – A tropical cyclone impacted New Caledonia. [6] [17] March 8–10, 1880 – A tropical cyclone impacted New ...
Tropical Cyclone Niran brought a damaging blow to New Caledonia and Australia despite not making landfall in either country. On Friday, local time, Niran approached New Caledonia as a Category 5 ...
Cyclone Frank affected two thirds of New Caledonia's Grande Terre island between 20–21 February. [39] Several townships within the north-western parts of the archipelago suffered from power outages, disruption to water supply and telecommunications, while some landslides were reported on coastal roads.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Esau was the strongest tropical cyclone to affect New Caledonia on record. A shallow tropical depression developed within the monsoon trough during 24 February 1992, about 370 km (230 mi) to the northeast of Port Vila , Vanuatu .