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The 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season was a below-average season within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially started on November 1, 2023, and ended on April 30, 2024, however a tropical cyclone could form between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, and still be included in the season, as shown by Cyclone Lola which formed in October.
Over the next few days, the system gradually developed further, before it was classified as a tropical cyclone and named Lola by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) on 22 October. Later that same day, Lola rapidly intensified into a Category 4 intensity was reached by 12:00 UTC that day, with Lola exhibiting maximum ten-minute sustained winds ...
After the new Australian government had failed to create a federal weather bureau and appoint him director, Wragge started naming cyclones after political figures. [6] This system of naming weather systems in the region subsequently fell into disuse for several years after Wragge retired, until it was revived by the New Caledonia Meteorological ...
October 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM ... hyperlocal severe weather alerts when you subscribe to Premium+ on the AccuWeather app. ... 7 foreigners hospitalized in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort ...
September 26–October 4 195 (120) 915 Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Taiwan >$48.1 million 18 Joyce: September 27–30 85 (50) 1001 None None None Kirk: September 29–October 7 230 (145) 934 Portugal, Spain, Andorra, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden >$10.9 million 1 Ancha: September 30–October 4 85 (50 ...
During October 12, Tropical Disturbance 02F developed along the South Pacific convergence zone, while it was located about 450 km (280 mi) to the northwest of Rotuma. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The system was located within a favourable environment for further development, with low to moderate vertical wind shear, and it lay under an upper-level ridge of ...
The 2024–25 South Pacific cyclone season is an ongoing weather event in the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially started on November 1, 2024, and will end on April 30, 2025; however a tropical cyclone could form at any time between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, and would count towards the season total.
Bebe affected the whole of the newly independent island nation of Fiji between October 22–25, where it became the worst tropical cyclone since 1952 to affect the islands. [5] [12] [13] Ahead of the system threatening the Fijian Islands, the Nadi weather office issued hurricane warnings for most of the island nation including Rotuma.