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User:Jason Rees/Fiji TCs 2010s: Difference between revisions

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2010-2019

2010

• February 15, 2010 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Rene caused strong winds to be reported over the Lau and Lomaiviti Groups, which caused some damage to infrastructure in the island groups.^[1][2]

Tomas

• March 13 – 16, 2010 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomas moved through the eastern division

• March 30 – 31, 2010 – Tropical Depression 15F and its associated trough of low pressure caused heavy and widespread rain over the majority of the island nation.^[3]

2011

• January 25, 2011 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Wilma passed to the south of the Southern Lau Islands where it caused strong winds and occasional rainfall.^[4]
• January 28 – 29, 2011 – The precursor tropical depression to Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi: Tropical Depression 09F produced heavy rain and strong winds over Rotuma, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and the northern Yasawa Islands as it moved westwards to the north of the island nation.^[4]
• February 21 – 22, 2011 – Tropical Cyclone Atu indirectly affected Viti Levu, Kadavu and the Yasawa and Mamanuca island groups, with strong winds and rain as it moved to the west of Fiji.^[4]
• March 24 – 27, 2011 – Tropical Cyclone Bune indirectly affected parts of the archipelago, where it caused strong and gusty winds over the Southern Lau Islands.^[4]
• November 14 – 16, 2011 – Tropical Disturbance 01F moved over the island nation on November 14, where it caused strong winds, torrential rain and widespread flooding of low–lying areas.^[5]

2012

• January 21 – 25, 2012 – Tropical Depression 06F and its associated trough of low pressure moved over the island nation, where it caused strong winds, widespread heavy rain and flooding to be reported in the Northern and Western Divisions.^[6]
• January 25 – 28, 2012 – Tropical Depression 08F developed over the Lau Islands, where it caused heavy rain to be reported.^[6]
• February 1 – 4, 2012 – A slow–moving convergence zone associated with Tropical Depression 09F caused widespread rainfall over the island nation.^[7]
• February 5, 2012 – Tropical Depression 10F caused strong winds to be reported in the Southern Lau Islands.^[7]
• February 5 – 7, 2012 – Tropical Cyclone Cyril's precursor tropical depression caused heavy rain and strong to winds to be reported over northern parts of the island nation.^[7]
• February 8 – 12, 2012 – Rainbands associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasmine impacted the island nation.^[8]
• March 28 – 31, 2012 – Tropical Depression 17F and its associated trough of low pressure impacted the island nation, where it caused squally thunderstorms, strong winds, torrential widespread rainfall and severe flooding of major rivers, streams and low–lying areas in the Western Division.^[9]
• April 1 – 6, 2012 – A convergence zone associated with Tropical Cyclone Daphne caused rain and thunderstorms, to be reported over the western part of the island nation.^[10]
• November 22 – 23, 2012 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 02F caused strong winds to be reported over western and southern parts of the island nation.^[8]

Evan

• December 16 – 18, 2012 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Evan impacted the island nation as a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone

2013

• January 12 – 18, 2013 – Tropical Depression 08F moved towards the island nation from the northeast and enhanced the hot and humid conditions that were being experienced in the island nation.^[11]
• January 26 – 31, 2013 – Tropical Depression 11F directed a west–to–southwest wind flow over the island nation as it lingered to the south of the islands.^[12]
• February 21 – 24, 2013 – Tropical Depression 15F and its associated trough of low pressure caused squally thunderstorms, heavy rain and some localised flooding to be reported over the Western Divison.^[11][13]
• March 5 – 7, 2013 – Tropical Depression 16F and its associated trough of low pressure impacted the island nation where heavy rain and thunderstorms were reported.^[14]
• March 28 – 30, 2013 – Tropical Depression 20F impacted the island nation, where it caused widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms.^[14]
• April 28 – 30, 2013 – Tropical Disturbance 22F, a trough of low pressure and a ridge of high pressure caused strong winds and heavy rain to be reported over southern parts of the island nation.^[15]
• December 8 – 9, 2013 – Tropical Disturbance 05F and its associated trough of low pressure impacted the island nation where they caused rain and thunderstorms to be reported over the islands.^[16]
• December 25 – 28, 2013 – Tropical Disturbance 06F and its associated trough of low pressure enhanced the moist easterly wind flow over the island nation.^[16]

2014

• January 7 – 10, 2014 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Ian lingered to the east of the island nation as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, which caused strong wind warnings to be issued for the Lau Islands.^[17]
• February 23 – 28, 2014 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 14F and the precursor tropical depression to Tropical Cyclone Kofi: Tropical Depression 15F caused strong winds, heavy rain, squally thunderstorms and severe flooding to be reported over the island nation.^[18]
• March 9 – 13, 2014 – Heavy swells, active rainbands and a trough of low pressure associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Lusi impacted the island nation.^[19]

2015

• March 10 – 19, 2015 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam and its associated trough of low pressure produced strong winds and heavy rain over most of the island nation.^[20]
• March 20 – 22, 2015 – The precursor tropical depression to Tropical Cyclone Reuben: Tropical Depression 13F developed to the east of the island nation, where it produced strong southerly winds and heavy rain over the Lau Islands.^[20]
• August 1 – 4, 2015 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Disturbance 01F occasionally caused showers over most of the island nation.^[21]
• October 15 – 17, 2015 – Tropical Depression 02F impacted Rotuma's weather with a rainfall total of 64 mm (2.5 in) reported on October 15.^[22]
• December 30, 2015 – January 2, 2016 – Tropical Depression 07F caused heavy rain, flooding as well as strong and gusty winds, to be experienced over parts of Vanua Levu, Viti Levu, the Lomaiviti and the Lau islands.^[23]

2016

• January 3 – 8, 2016 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Ula moved through the Southern Lau Islands as a Category 3 Severe tropical cyclone, where it produced gale force to storm force winds.^[23]

Winston

• February 9 – 14, 2016 – A trough of low pressure and rainbands associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston produced occasional rainfall over the island nation.^[24]

• February 15 – 16, 2016 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston moved north–westwards through the Lau Islands where it produced gale– to storm–force winds.^[24]
• February 20 – 21, 2016 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston passes over Taveuni and makes landfall on Viti Levu as a category 5 severe tropical cyclone, where it caused an estimated F$1.99 billion (US$0.9 billion) in damages and 44 deaths.^[24][25]

2016

• April 1 – 7, 2016 – Troughs of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 14F and Severe Tropical Cyclone Zena's precursor tropical depression dominated Fiji's weather with strong winds, heavy rain and flooding reported across the majority of the island nation.^[26]
• April 15 – 19, 2016 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Amos's precursor tropical depression moved over the archipelago, with heavy rain and strong winds recorded over most of the island nation.^[26]

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• December 12 – 20, 2016 – Rainband and a trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 04F impacted the island nation.^[27]

2017

• February 5 – 9, 2017 – Tropical Depression 09F and its associated trough of low pressure moved over the archipelago, where heavy rain, flooding and a moist northwesterly wind flow was reported.^[28]
• February 10 – 12, 2017 – Tropical Depression 10F and Tropical Depression 11F both caused strong and gusty winds and heavy rain to be reported over the archipelago.^[28]

12/14F

• February 14 – 23, 2017 – Tropical Disturbance 12/14F

• May 11 – 15, 2017 – Tropical Cyclone Ella indirectly impacted the northern division with its outer rainbands ab.^[29]

• December 14 – 17, 2017 – Tropical Disturbance 02F and Tropical Disturbance 03F produced heavy rain and thunderstorms over the island nation as they passed to the north of the island nation.^[30]
• December 22 – 24, 2017 – Tropical Depression 04F and its associated trough of low pressure produced rain and directed a west to southwest wind flow over the archipelago.^[30]

2018

• February 3 – 11, 2018 – Tropical Depression 08F and its associated trough of low pressure impacted the Lau and Lomaiviti Islands, where it produced strong winds and heavy rainfall.^[31]
• February 4 – 16, 2018 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita's precursor tropical depression passed just to the north of the island nation on February 4, where it produced strong winds, heavy rain and flooding in the northern division.^[31] The system subsequently passed just to the south of Ono-i-Lau as a Category 4 Severe Tropical Cyclone on February 13, where hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and a storm surge were experienced.^[31]
• March 30 – April 3, 2018 – Rainbands associated with Tropical Cyclone Josie produced strong winds, rough seas, heavy rainfall and severe flooding over the archipelago, which caused extensive damages and seven deaths across the island nation.^[32][33]
• April 10 – 11, 2018 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Keni moved south-eastwards to the southwest of Viti Levu and made landfall on the island of Kadavu as a category 3 severe tropical cyclone, where it produced heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, heavy swells and a large storm surge.^[32] As a result, extensive damage to the agricultural sector and infrastructure was reported while at least 1 death was also reported.^[32]
• April 19 – 20, 2018 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 14F produced rain over northern parts of the archipeligo.^[32]
• December 28, 2018 – January 1, 2019 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Depression 03F produced heavy rain to be reported across the Northern Division.^[34]

2019

• January 1 – 7, 2019 – A trough of low pressure associated with Tropical Cyclone Mona produced strong winds, widespread rainfall, flooding and a limited amount of damage to be reported across the island nation.^[35]
• February 14 – 20, 2019 – Tropical Disturbance 10F passed through the southern Lau Islands on February 14, before it directed a moist northerly wind flow over the island nation as it moved southwards.^[36]
• February 27 – 28, 2019 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Pola impacted the Eastern Division as a Category 3-4 severe tropical cyclone, where gale-force winds of up to 64 knots (119 km/h)^* and heavy rainfall were recorded.^[36]
• May 18 – 23, 2019 – Tropical Depression 12F and its associated trough of low pressure impacted the island nation, where it produced .^[37]
• November 18 – 20, 2019 – A trough of low pressure associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Rita caused showers to be reported across the archipelago.^[38]
• December 26 – 30, 2019 – Tropical Cyclone Sarai impacted the archipelago as a Category 2 tropical cyclone, where gale to storm force winds and heavy rain, caused flooding, a minimal amount of damage and two deaths.^[39]

Deadly systems

Sarai killed two people

See also

References

External links

• World Meteorological Organization
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology
• Fiji Meteorological Service
• New Zealand MetService
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center