List of Category 2 South Pacific tropical cyclones explained

Category 2 the fourth-highest classification on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale is used to classify tropical cyclones, that have 10-minute sustained winds of NaNkn. 71 tropical cyclones have peaked as a category 2 tropical cyclone in the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin, which is denoted as the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator and to the east of 160°E. This list does not include any tropical cyclones that went on to peak as a Category 3, 4 or 5 severe tropical cyclones, while in the Southern Pacific tropical cyclone basin.

Background

The South Pacific tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between 160°E and 120°W. The basin is officially monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service and the New Zealand MetService, while other meteorological services such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Météo-France as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitor the basin. Within the basin a Category 2 tropical cyclone is a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of NaNkn on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale.[1] A named storm could also be classified as a Category 2 tropical cyclone if it is estimated, to have 1-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between NaNkn on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.[2] This scale is only officially used in American Samoa, however, various agencies including NASA also use it to compare tropical cyclones. A Category 2 tropical cyclone is expected to cause catastrophic devastation, if it significantly impacts land at or near its peak intensity.[1] [2]

Systems

1970s

|-| Dawn || || 55kn || 990hPa || New Caledonia, Northern Queensland || $5 Million || 6 ||[3] |-| Rosie || || 55kn || 980hPa || Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand || || ||[4] |-| Elenore || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[5] |-| Juliette || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[6] |-| Vera || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || Queensland, New Caledonia || || ||[7] |-| Zoe || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || ||[8] |-| Alice || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || ||[9] |-| Tina || || 55kn || 980hPa || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[10] |-| Flora || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || ||[11] |-| Gloria || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || ||[12] |-| Elsa || ||55kn || 980hPa || New Caledonia, Vanuatu || || |||-| Kim || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || ||[13] |-| Laurie || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || ||[14] |-| Marion || || 55kn || 980hPa || Vanuatu || Unknown || ||[15] |-| Norman || || 55kn || 980hPa || || ||[16] |-| Pat || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || ||[17] |-| Steve || || 60kn || 965sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Anne || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Diana || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Ernie || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Fay || || 55kn || 980hPa || Fiji || || |||-| Henry || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Kerry || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||-| Leslie || || 55kn || 980sigfig=4NaNsigfig=4 || || || |||}

1980s

|-| Ofa || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Tia || March 22 – 27, 1980 || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Val || March 25 – 29, 1980 || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Daman || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Esau || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Fran || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Unnamed || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Joti || ||60kn || 975hPa || Vanuatu || || ||[18] [19] [20] |-| Lisa || || 60kn || 975hPa || Cook Islands || Unknown || |||-| Saba || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Harvey || February 7 – 8, 1984 || 55kn || 980hPa || New Caledonia || || |||-| Monica || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Gavin || || || 985hPa || Vanuatu, Fiji || || |||-| June || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Osea || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Patsy || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Unnamed || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Zuman || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Dovi || || 55kn || 980hPa || || || |||-| Eseta || || 50kn || 985hPa || Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Fiji, New Zealand || || ||[21] |-| Delilah || || 60kn || 975hPa || New Caledonia, New Zealand || || ||[22] |-| Fili || || 50kn || 985hPa || || || |||-| Kerry || || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Fiji || || || |}

1990s

|-| Nancy || || 60kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Eastern Australia || || ||[23] [24] |-| Hilda || || 50kn || 985hPa || Tuvalu, Vanuatu, New Caledonia || || |||-| Rae || || 50kn || 985hPa || Tuvalu, Fiji || Minor || 3 ||[25] |-| Lisa || || 60kn || 975hPa || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu || None || None ||[26] [27] |-| Cliff || || 55kn || 980hPa || French Polynesia || || ||[28] |-| Gene || || 50kn || 985hPa || Cook Islands || || |||-| Innis || || 50kn || 985hPa || Tokelau, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu || None || None ||[29] |-| Nisha || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands || None || None ||[30] |-| Roger || || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Solomon Islands, Australia, New Caledonia || || |||-| Usha || March 22 – April 4 || 50kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || || || |||-| Vania || || 55kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu || Minimal || None |||-| William || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands, French Polynesia || || None |||-| Freda || ||60kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || None || None || None |||-| Harold || ||50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand || || 7 |||-| 29P || || 60kn || || None || None || None |||-| June || ||50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Fiji || || |||-| Lusi || ||50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Vanuatu, Fiji || None || None |||-| Nute || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || None || || ||[31] |-| Pam || ||60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands || Minor || None |||-| Ursula || ||60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || French Polynesia || Minor || None |||-| Veli || ||55kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || French Polynesia || Minor || None |||-| Wes || ||50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands, French Polynesia || None || |||}

2000s

|-| Olinda || || 55kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || None || || |||-| Pete || || 50kn|| 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || None || || |||-| Leo || || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || French Polynesia || Minimal || None |||-| Oma || February 20 – 22 || 55kn || 984abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands || Minor || None |||-| Sose || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia || || |||-| Des || March 5 – 7 || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || New Caledonia || None || |||-| Fili || || 50kn || 987abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Tonga || None || None |||-| Grace || || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || || || |||-| Urmil || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || French Polynesia || || |||-| Zita || || 55kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || French Polynesia || || |||-| Arthur || || 55kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Samoan Islands, French Polynesia || || |||-| Becky || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
New Caledonia || || |||-| Cliff || || 55kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Fiji || || |||-| Elisa || || 50kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || || || |||-| Joni || || 50kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Cook Islands || || |||-| Ken || || 50kn || 985abbr=onNaNabbr=on || || || |||-| Jasper || || 55kn || 980abbr=onNaNabbr=on || New Caledonia || || || |-| Lin || || 60kn || 975abbr=onNaNabbr=on || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[32] |-| Mick || || 60kn || 975hPa || Fiji || || ||[33] |}

2010s

|-| Vania || || 55kn || 973hPa || Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand || || ||[34] |-| Zaka || || 50kn || 985hPa || None || None || None ||[35] |-| Cyril || || 50kn || 985hPa || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[36] |-| Daphne || || 55kn || || Vanuatu, Fiji || || 5 |||-| Edna || || 50kn || 985hPa || New Caledonia, New Zealand || || ||[37] |-| Kofi || || 55kn || 980hPa || Fiji, Tonga || || ||[38] |-| Niko || || 55kn || 982hPa || French Polynesia || || ||[39] |-| Solo || || 55kn || 985hPa || Solomon Islands, New Caledonia || || ||[40] |-| Tatiana || || 50kn || 983hPa || None || || ||[41] |-| Ella || || 60kn || 980hPa || Samoan Islands, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna || || ||[42] |-| Mona || || 50kn || 985hPa || Solomon Islands, Fiji || || |||-| Sarai || || 60kn || 972hPa || Tuvalu, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Southern Cook Islands || || ||[43] [44] |}

2020s

|-

| Wasi || || 60kn || 975hPa || Wallis and Futuna, Samoan Islands || || ||[45] |-| Gretel || || 55kn || 980hPa || New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand || || ||[46] [47] |-| Zazu || || 50kn || 980hPa || Samoan Islands, Tonga, Niue || || |||-| Lucas || || 60kn || 975hPa || Vanuatu, New Caledonia || Unknown || 2 ||[48] |-| 09F || || 50kn || 990hPa || Fiji || || || |-| Ruby || || 60kn || 980hPa || New Caledonia || || ||[49] |-| Fili || || 60kn || 977hPa || New Caledonia || || || |-| Irene || || 55kn || 985hPa || Vanuatu, New Caledonia || || ||[50] |}

Other systems

In addition to the tropical cyclones listed above, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology considers Tropical Cyclone Nancy 1990 to have been a Category 2 tropical cyclone while in the basin.[51]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. United States National Hurricane Center. Schott, Timothy. Landsea, Christopher. Hafele, Gene. Lorens, Jeffrey. Taylor, Arthur. Thrum, Harvey. Ward, Bill. Willis, Mark. Zaleski, Walt. January 2, 2019. June 4, 2019.
  3. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1970041S14139}} 1970 Tropical Cyclone Dawn (1970041S14139)]. October 5, 2020.
  4. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1970364S15165}} 1970 Tropical Cyclone Rosie (1970364S15165)]. October 5, 2020.
  5. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1973031S12184}} 1973 Tropical Cyclone Elenore (1973031S12184)]. October 5, 2020.
  6. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1973092S13168}} 1973 Tropical Cyclone Juliette (1973092S13168)]. October 5, 2020.
  7. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1974018S20149}} 1974 Tropical Cyclone Vera (1974018S20149)]. October 5, 2020.
  8. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1974064S19151}} 1974 Tropical Cyclone Zoe (1974064S19151)]. October 5, 2020.
  9. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1974080S22153}} 1974 Tropical Cyclone Alice (1974080S22153)]. October 5, 2020.
  10. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1974114S13164}} 1974 Tropical Cyclone Tina (1974114S13164)]. October 5, 2020.
  11. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1975013S14160}} 1975 Tropical Cyclone Flora (1975013S14160)]. October 5, 2020.
  12. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1975015S13147}} 1975 Tropical Cyclone Gloria (1975015S13147)]. October 5, 2020.
  13. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1976345S13179}} 1976 Tropical Cyclone Kim (1976345S13179)]. November 19, 2022.
  14. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1976346S11182}} 1976 Tropical Cyclone Laurie (1976346S11182)]. November 19, 2022.
  15. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1977011S12167}} 1977 Tropical Cyclone Marion (1977011S12167)]. November 19, 2022.
  16. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1977068S11168}} 1977 Tropical Cyclone Norman (1977068S11168)]. November 19, 2022.
  17. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1977074S19184}} 1977 Tropical Cyclone Pat (1977074S19184)]. November 19, 2022.
  18. Web site: The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS). May 15, 2017. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1982304S10171}} 1983 Joti (1982304S10171)].
  19. Tropical Cyclone Joti Preliminary Report. November 24, 1982. Fiji Meteorological Service. Browne, M.L..
  20. Cyclone Jodie visits Vanuatu. Pacific Islands Monthly. December 1, 1982. 53. 12. Pacific Publications. Smales, Angus.
  21. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1988352S14166}} 1988 Tropical Cyclone Eseta (1988352S14166)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. December 27, 2021.
  22. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1988364S17148}} 1988 Tropical Cyclone Delilah (1988364S17148)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. December 27, 2021.
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  24. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1990027S18156}} 1990 Tropical Cyclone Nancy (1990027S18156)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. November 28, 2022.
  25. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1990076S12165}} 1990 Tropical Cyclone Rae (1990076S12165)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. December 27, 2021.
  26. [{{IBTRACS url|id=2009346S10172}} 1991 Tropical Cyclone Lisa (1991124S08154)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  27. Fiji Meteorological Service . Tropical Cyclone Lisa, May 7 - 13, 1991 . October 2, 2013 . October 5, 2020 . July 3, 1992 . Pandaram, Sudha . dead . Tropical Cyclone Report 91/1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002154914/http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/JB_DM393c_FJI_1991_TC_Lisa.pdf.
  28. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1992036S11212}} 1992 Tropical Cyclone Cliff (1992036S11212)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  29. [{{IBTRACS url|id=1992118S11179}} 1992 Tropical Cyclone Innis (1992118S11179)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  30. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1993043S11193}} 1993 Tropical Cyclone Nisha (1993043S11193)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  31. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1997319S09180}} 1997 Tropical Cyclone Nute (1997319S09180)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 9, 2019.
  32. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2009346S10172}} 2009 Tropical Cyclone Mick (2009346S10172)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  33. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2009346S10172}} 2009 Tropical Cyclone Mick (2009346S10172)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  34. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2011010S17169}} 2011 Tropical Cyclone Vania (2011010S17169)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  35. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2011034S19199}} 2011 Tropical Cyclone Zaka (2011034S19199)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  36. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2012037S17176}} 2012 Tropical Cyclone Cyril (2012037S17176)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  37. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2014032S18152}} 2014 Tropical Cyclone Edna (2014032S18152)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  38. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2014056S18175}} 2014 Tropical Cyclone Kofi (2014056S18175)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  39. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2015020S12208}} 2015 Tropical Cyclone Niko (2015020S12208)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  40. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2015099S13163}} 2015 Tropical Cyclone Solo (2015099S13163)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  41. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2016040S16155}} 2016 Tropical Cyclone Tatiana (2016040S16155)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  42. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=2017127S18184}} 2017 Tropical Cyclone Ella (2017127S18184)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. October 5, 2020.
  43. Tropical Disturbance Advisory A10 December 27, 2019 06z. Fiji Meteorological Service. December 27, 2019.
  44. Tropical Disturbance Advisory A23 December 30, 2019 12z. Fiji Meteorological Service. December 30, 2019.
  45. Web site: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=2020052S11181}} 2020 Tropical Cyclone Wasi (2020052S11181)]. May 25, 2022.
  46. Web site: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. [{{IBTRACS url|id=2020074S17153}} 2020 Tropical Cyclone Gretel (2020074S17153)]. May 25, 2022.
  47. Tropical Cyclone Gretel. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. May 25, 2022.
  48. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Tropical Cyclone Lucas. May 24, 2022.
  49. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Tropical Cyclone Ruby. May 24, 2022.
  50. Waibuta, Sakeasi R. Tropical Cyclone Irene. Fiji Meteorological Service. December 30, 2023. August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231105021428/https://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/tc_report/TC_Irene_Publication.pdf. November 5, 2023. live.
  51. Web site: [{{IBTRACS url|id=1990027S18156}} 1990 Tropical Cyclone Nancy (1990027S18156)]. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. November 28, 2022.

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