The cyclone was about 175 kilometres north - north-east of Suva, the capital, at 1:00 pm (local time), travelling at 25 kilometres per hour. 68 of 10/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. This valuable resource helped identify remote communities where help was needed using high resolution satellite imagery provided by DigitalGlobe. With winds exceeding 230 kilometres per hour, Tropical Cyclone Winston killed 43 people and destroyed an estimated 32,000 houses, leaving 150,000 people in need of shelter. This morning the centre tracked near to the Fiji Island of Vanua Balavu, where average wind speeds of 185km/h were recorded. The only cyclone to cause more damage in Fiji was Winston of February 2016. Facts about Cyclone Winston 7: the total damaged homes and victims. TC Winston made landfall in Viti Levu, Fiji February 20 2016. Tropical Cyclone Winston is tracking towards the capital Suva after damaging outer islands. Cyclone Winston update: Getting back on track! The Spatial Data Resources was compiled during Cyclone Winston by crowd sourcing a campaign with Tomnod.com which is now replaced by Maxar Technologies. Fiji's capital doesn't see tropical cyclones all that often. Over the next few days the system moved southeast and gradually developed further within a favourable environment. On 20 and 21 February Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji. The cyclone affected Fiji as a category 5 Severe Tropical Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston was the strongest category 5 tropical cyclone to make landfall over Fiji. Winston Track Path and Wind Buffer Zone. Fiji time is UTC +12 hours. Tropical Cyclone Winston made history when it tore across Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu early on Sunday morning. Fiji time is UTC +12 hours. The NASA GPM satellite passed directly over Tropical Cyclone Winston just after it made landfall on the north coast of Viti Levu Island, which is the largest and most populated island in the nation of Fiji. Cyclone Winston hit Fiji on Saturday and moved westward overnight along the northern coast of Viti Levu. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Tropical Cyclone Winston Tracker. First published on Fri 19 Feb 2016. For example, 0000 UTC Saturday is 1200 Saturday Fiji time. 84 of 15/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Tropical Cyclone Winston has swept across parts of Fiji causing widespread storm damage and flooding, leaving hundreds of homes totally destroyed. Today. It started west of Fiji before moving south, then back to the north, and finally approaching Fiji from the east. TROPICAL Cyclone Winston, which smashed into the island archipelago of Fiji on Saturday, is now believed to have killed at least 29 people. Population exposure estimates based on forecasted cyclone track and 48 of 03/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Winston Track Path and Wind Buffer Zone. On 10 February, the United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center(JTWC) initiated advisories on the system and classified it as Tropical Cyclone 11P, while it was located about 860 km (535 mi) to the wes… Cyclone Winston affected the life of 40 percent of people who lived in Fiji. Severely Affected Areas. On the winding road up to Nadarivatu, our gateway to the interior, there’s a rock. 66 of 09/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 64 of 08/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 63 of 08/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 60 of 07/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Cyclone Winston now a category 5, heading straight for Fiji. On 7 February 2016, the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) started to monitor Tropical Disturbance 09F, which had developed about 1,000 km (620 mi) northwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu. After twice hammering outlying islands in nearby Tonga last week, Cyclone Winston re-intensified and began to track west towards Suva, the capital of Fiji, packing winds of … This morning the centre tracked near to the Fiji Island of Vanua Balavu, where average wind speeds of 185km/h were recorded. Cyclone Windston was the strongest tropical cyclone to occur in Fiji and the South Pacific Basin in recorded history. Winds of up to 280km/h claimed 44 lives, … Tropical Cyclone Winston was located near 22.1S 174.9E lying well southeast of Vanuatu and southwest of Fiji on Wednesday 24th February. It started west of Fiji before moving south, then back to the north, and finally approaching Fiji from the east. For example, 0000 UTC Saturday is 1200 Saturday Fiji time. Estimated population affected is 0.743 million people. It is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall in Fiji and has also affected areas of Tonga. Recovery, both … Tropical Cyclone Winston was upgraded to a category five cyclone last night. 19 of 22/02/16 [Fiji NEOC]. Ten months on, as 2016 comes to an end, and a new cyclone season has begun, the graffiti is fading. There were 40,000 homes damaged because of this storm. Winston’s journey to a Category 5 behemoth was not short. Winston Track Path and Wind Buffer Zone. Yet Cyclone Winston is bearing down on the main island, and it could go down in the record books. It is being described as one of the powerful in recorded history – a Category 5 cyclone with winds approaching 300 kilometres an hour. Tropical Cyclone Winston track map over Fiji issued 25 February 2016, from Fiji Meteorological service Tropical Cyclone Winston track map, from JTWC From 11 to 24 February 2016, a Tropical Cyclone (maximum wind speed of 296 km/h) WINSTON-16 was active in the South East Pacific. 67 of 09/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. The next TC Threat Track Map is scheduled to be issued within six hours. Critical Facilities Affected. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Tropical Cyclone Winston Tracker. The cyclone affected Fiji as a category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone. With sustained winds of 230 km per hour and gusts of 325 km per hour, the tropical cyclone was one of the most severe to ever hit the South Pacific. After twice hammering outlying islands in nearby Tonga last week, Cyclone Winston re-intensified on Saturday and began to track west towards Suva, the capital of Fiji, … 26 of 25/02/16 [Fiji NEOC], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston ; situation report no 5 (as of 25 February 2016) [OCHA], Damaga assessment mission to Vava'u [Tonga TC Winston], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation update (24 February 2016) [Logistics Cluster], UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 2 : Cyclone Winston in Fiji, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no. From then, TC Winston tracked southeast, then northeast, turning westward and The strongest winds for Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclones are on the left of the cyclone, because that's where the winds are adding to the forward motion of the storm. Cyclone Winston was tracking towards Fiji, and was expected to pass over the Lau group of islands over the weekend, bringing significant winds and rains to parts of Fiji. Wind speeds even closer to the centre of the cyclone are estimated to average 220km/h, with momentary gusts likely to reach 315km/h. Wind speeds even closer to the centre of the cyclone are estimated to average 220km/h, with momentary gusts likely to reach 315km/h. It began on 20 February. Prior to Cyclone Winston took a very unusual track towards Fiji, performing a “loop-the-loop”. 10 (as of 1 March 2016) [OCHA], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 9 (as of 29 February 2016) [OCHA], TC Winston : Gender Snapshot no. Australian region tropical cyclone warnings, forecasts, seasonal outlooks, cyclone history, climatology and related information Facts about Cyclone Winston 8: the emergency state. Large swells developed ahead of Ex-TC Winston on the Queensland coast with significant wave heights of 3-5m and wave period of around 15 seconds. 1 (as of 21 February 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Recovering From Cyclone Winston. March. Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016, causing devastation on land and underwater. Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Fiji and the South Pacific Basin in recorded history. Over the next 10 days, Winston moved first to the south of Fiji, then to the east before stopping and reversing course 180°. 4 (as of 24 February 2016) [OCHA], Humanity Road - Fiji : Cyclone Winston Sitrep # 4 ; 24 February 2016, 11:00 (FJT), Information bulletin : Fiji and Tonga Tropical Cyclone Winston ; 20 February 2016, Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Cyclone Winston took a very unusual track towards Fiji, performing a "loop-the-loop". With sustained winds of 230 km per hour and gusts of 325 km per hour, the tropical cyclone was one of the most severe to ever hit the South Pacific. On February 26 2016 Tropical Cyclone Winston entered the Australian basin as extratropical cyclone and made landfall over Queensland as a tropical low quickly degenerating into a trough, on 3 Category Cyclone 1 has mean winds 34-47 knots with a central pressure greater than 985 hPa Category Cyclone 2 has mean … Tropical yclone Winston (TW) struck Fiji on the î ìth of February, î ì í ò. [ For detailed breakdown and further information, please download this Access Database ], Web Map Service http://ict.sopac.org/geoserver/winston/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0 Web Feature Service http://ict.sopac.org/geoserver/winston/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0, http://ict.sopac.org/geoserver/winston/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0, http://ict.sopac.org/geoserver/winston/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0, Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. There is always some uncertainty associated with tropical cyclone forecasting and the grey zone indicates the range of likely tracks. Cyclone Winston. 2 (as of 22 February 2016) [OCHA], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no. On 20 and 21 February, Category 5 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji, causing widespread damage in all four divisions: Eastern, Northern, Western and Central. 80 of 14/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 17 (as of 15 March 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Update (15 March 2016) [Logistics Cluster], WFP Fiji : Situation Report # 1 ; 10 March 2016 [Fiji TC Winston], Emergency appeal operation update Fiji : Tropical Cyclone Winston ; 12 March 2016, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston ; situation report no 16 (as of 11 March 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 78 of 13/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 77 of 13/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 76 of 12/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 75 of 12/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 73 of 02/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 71 of 11/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 69 of 10/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. (Fiji Meteorological Service) The rock sits next to a stream that spills over the road when it rains, and has a large smooth face. Tropical Cyclone Winston was upgraded to a category five cyclone last night. Critical Facilities Affected. On 20 and 21 February Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji. Winston Track Path and Wind Buffer Zone. Tropical Cyclone Winston has caused severe damage in the Pacific. 3 (as of 23 February 2016) [OCHA], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no. For the 24 hr and 48 hr positions, the three radii represent the extent of Hurricane, Storm and Gale winds away from the centre. The emergency state was applied by the government for 60 days. Fiji shudders as Winston's eye moves overhead. A potentially life-threatening cyclone is on track to hit Fiji this week. 06 ; 20-21/02/2016 [Tonga], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Update (22 February 2016) [Logistics Cluster], Humanity Road - Fiji : Cyclone Winston Sitrep # 1 ; 20 February 2016, 10:30 (FJT), Humanity Road - Fiji : Cyclone Winston Sitrep # 2 ; 21 February 2016, 13:00 (FJT), Humanity Road - Fiji : Cyclone Winston Sitrep # 3 ; 23 February 2016, 08:00 (FJT), UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 1 : Cyclone Winston in Fiji, Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Fiji : Tropical Cyclone Winston ; DREF no MDRFJ001 ; 22 February 2016, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no. landfall the estimated central pressure was 915hPa, with maximum winds near 230km/h. 81 of 14/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Five people are reported to have been killed and remote villages were feared to … Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston is bearing down on the island nation of Fiji. The cyclone caused widespread flash flooding and power outages, including in the country’s capital of Suva. Cyclone Winston is a very strong storm that’s taken a very strange trip. 47 of 03/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 45 of 02/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston ; situation report no 11 (as of 3 March 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston ; Situation Report 46 of 02/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 44 of 02/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 43 of 01/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 42 of 01/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 41 of 01/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 40 of 29/02/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation update (1 March 2016) [Logistics Cluster], Emergency appeal Fiji : Tropical Cyclone Winston ; 29 February 2016, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no. 83 of 15/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. From 11 to 24 February 2016, a Tropical Cyclone (maximum wind speed of 296 km/h) WINSTON-16 was active in the South East Pacific. The centre of the system is forecast to move to the south of Vanaua Levu and to the north of the main island Viti Levu, which includes the capital Suva. Cyclone Winston was upgraded to a category five, the strongest possible, on Friday evening, with sustained winds in excess of 200km/h as authorities in Fiji scrambled to prepare for its arrival. For example, 1800 UTC Saturday is 0600 Sunday Fiji time. 20.12 EST. The strength of Winston coupled with its quirky track aimed at the heart of Fiji could make this one of the most destructive storms on record to hit the island chain. A rare powerful tropical cyclone Winston in the Southern Pacific is heading towards coasts of Fiji. For example, 1800 UTC Saturday is 0600 Sunday Fiji time. moving over Fiji and then moved southeast. It started west of Fiji before moving south, then back to the north, and finally approaching Fiji from the east. “Tropical Cyclone Winston has begun its assault on Fiji. 9:34 pm on 19 February 2016. Tropical Cyclone Winston raked across Fiji Saturday with Category 5 winds, the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record in the South Pacific archipelago. 3. Cyclone Winston hit Fiji on Saturday and moved westward overnight along the northern coast of Viti Levu. 1 (29 February 2016), Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Update (26 February 2016) [Logistics Cluster], UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 4 : Cyclone Winston in Fiji, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 8 (as of 28 February 2016) [OCHA], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 7 (as of 27 February 2016) [OCHA], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 6 (as of 26 February 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 37 of 27/02/28 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 34 of 27/02/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Severely Affected Areas. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston was named by RSMC Nadi at 1pm on February 11th, located to the east of Vanuatu. An estimated total of 40,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and approximately 350,000 people- Which equated to roughly 40% of Fiji’s population- were … Cyclone. The forecast track is considered the most likely based on the information available at time of analysis, and there may be other possible future tracks. Fiji also suffered its second-greatest ever financial loss from a tropical cyclone, as a result of Kinas strange track through the island nation. Meteorologist Neville Koop said Winston was expected to pass to the south of the capital Suva on Sunday. On Saturday 20 February the largest cyclone to hit Fiji bore down on the island nation. 49 of 03/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. 65 of 09/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 54 of 05/03/2016 [Fiji NEOC], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston ; situation report no 15 (as of 5 March 2016) [OCHA], UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 7 : Tropical Cyclone Winston, Fiji : Tropical Cyclone Winston : situation report ; 4 March 2016 [FAO], UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 3 : Cyclone Winston Fiji, Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 53 of 04/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 52 of 04/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 51 of 04/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no 50 of 04/03/16 [Fiji NEOC], Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston ; situation report no 13 (as of 5 March 2016) [OCHA], UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian situation report 6 : Cyclone Winston in Fiji, Fiji : Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston situation report no 12 (as of 4 March 2016) [OCHA], Tropical Cyclone Winston : Situation Report no. Cyclone Winston batters Fiji – video. It is expected to make a land fall on eastern coast of Viti Levu Island, early Saturday morning. The tropical cyclone will reach a wind speed of 250 km/h. It hit with staggering intensity, with estimated maximum sustained winds of up to 185 miles per hour, with gusts to 225 miles per hour. Tropical cyclone Winston, with ferocious gusts of more than 325km/h, hit Fiji’s outer islands yesterday afternoon before moving to on to make landfall on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu, home to more than 600,000 people. Quoting figures from the country’s National Disaster Management Office, local media in Fiji say that Tropical Cyclone Winston has left 21 people dead and 4 missing. Cyclone Winston took a very unusual track towards Fiji, performing a “loop-the-loop”. Sadly, the impact of Cyclone Winston, one of the strongest tropical cyclones to make landfall anywhere on earth since records began in 1970, will last much longer. 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