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Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola is the strongest off-season tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, surpassing the previous record held by Cyclone Xavier in 2006.The first tropical cyclone and severe tropical cyclone of the 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season, Lola was first noted as an area of low pressure to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.
The JTWC subsequently upgraded the system to a Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone three hours later, as it moved over Erromango and Tanna Island in Vanuatu, [46] before it cleared up a 21 nautical miles (39 km) eye, which made Kevin reach its peak intensity by 4 March.
Port Vila, Vanuatu [1] Discus throw: 45.84 m Georges Laurence: 7 September 1982 Port Vila, Vanuatu [1] Hammer throw: 34.31 m Lachlan Kalsau: 13 December 2017 Pacific Mini Games: Port Vila, Vanuatu [5] Javelin throw: 61.73 m Jack Nasawa: 15/17 December 2021 Port Vila, Vanuatu 65.54 m † Bruno Cevuard: 7 September 1979 South Pacific Games
The Vanuatu Meteorology Department said Lola's central winds were estimated to be over 100 mph (165 km/hr) on Tuesday, making Severe Cyclone Lola the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane on the ...
The strongest tropical cyclones to exist during the off-season in terms of wind speed was Severe Tropical Cyclone Donna of 2017 and Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola of 2023, with maximum 10–minute sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), while the most intense by central pressure was Severe Tropical Cyclone Xavier of 2006, with a minimum value of ...
Cyclone Lola was bearing down on Vanuatu on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. ... Lola peaked with winds ranked as a Category 5 on Australia's Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, with ...
Cyclone Nigel was the second of three tropical cyclones to affect Vanuatu within a week, and the second of five tropical cyclones to impact Vanuatu in 1985. [6] Nigel affected the islands of Espiritu Santo, Ambae, Maewo and Pentecost between January 17 and 18, and was thought to have caused more damage than Cyclone Eric.
This strengthening low can become a cyclone over the weekend, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls. Fiji, Vanuatu may be threatened by first South Pacific tropical cyclone ...