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1990's

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1990

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  • Rae
  • Sina

1992

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  • March 5 – 8, 1992 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Fran was estimated to have caused a minor amount of damage as it passed to the north of Vanua Levu, however, the Fijian government did not formally assess the damage.[1][2]
  • Joni

1993

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  • Kina
  • Nina
  • February 6 – 8, 1993 – Tropical Cyclone Mick passed near or over Ono–i–Lau in the Southern Lau Islands, where it caused no deaths and a minimal amount of damage.[3]
  • February 17, 1993 – Tropical Cyclone Oli made landfall on Viti Levu as a Category 1 tropical cyclone, where it caused some damage.[4]
  • February 26 - 27, 1993 – A trough of low pressure associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Polly produced heavy rainfall over Viti Levu, which caused significant damage to crops and property as well as three deaths.[4]

1994

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  • March 23 – 25, 1994 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomas brushed the island nation with average winds of 35 km/h (25 mph) and a wind gust of 85 km/h (50 mph) reported at Yasawa-i-Rara in the Yasawa Islands.[5]
  • November 10 – 19, 1994 – Tropical Cyclone Vania brought heavy rain to the island nation, which was responsible for severe flooding within Tailevu Province, which in turn caused over 100 hectares (250 acres) of crops to be damaged and the deaths of a significant amount of farm animals.[6][7][4]
  • December 15 – 17, 1994 – Tropical Cyclone 04P passed through the Lau Islands where there were no reports of any casualties, damage or gale–force winds associated with the system.[8][9]

1995

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1996

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  • January 12, 1996 – Tropical Cyclone Yasi's precursor tropical depression developed over Vanua Levu and produced significant rainfall over the island nation.[10]
  • February 22 – 23, 1996 – A shallow tropical depression moved just to the northwest of the Yasawa Islands and caused flooding in parts of the island nation.[11]

1997

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  • January 19 – February 2, 1997 – Tropical Cyclones Evan, Freda and several other areas of low pressure dominated Fiji's weather.[12]
  • Gavin
  • April 17, 1997 – Tropical Cyclone Ian caused strong and gusty winds over most of the island nation, as it passed about 300 km (185 mi) to the southwest of Nadi.[13]
  • May 3 – 5, 1997 – Tropical Cyclone June impacted the northwestern parts of Fiji with heavy rain and strong winds of up to 100 km/h (60 mph).[14]
  • June 7 – 15, 1997 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Keli passed about 450 km (280 mi) to the northeast of Vanua Levu, where strong winds, rough sea and some heavy swells were reported.[14]
  • October 10 – 12, 1997 – Tropical Cyclone Lusi brushed the Western Division, where strong to gale force winds and heavy rain was recorded on several islands including Viti Levu.[15]

1998

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1999

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  • January 16 – 19, 1999 – A convergence zone associated with Tropical Disturbance 08F and Severe Tropical Cyclone Dani moved onto the archipelago, where it caused the island nation's worst flooding events, six deaths and $4 million worth of damage to crops, property and infrastructure.[18]
  • February 17, 1999 – Tropical Depression 17F was first identified by the FMS over southern parts of the archipelago.[19]
  • May 22, 1999 – A tropical depression moved southwards to the west of the archipelago which caused a trough of low pressure to move over the island nation and flash flooding in Rakiraki, southern Vanua Levu and Taveuni.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Tropical Cyclone FRAN (1992064S10184)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Summary of major disasters in Fiji 1985 – March 2010 (PDF) (Report). Fiji's National Disaster Management office. October 13, 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Tropical Cyclone Mick, February 3–9, 1993 (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d McGree, Simon; Yeo, Stephen W; Devi, Swastika (October 1, 2010). Flooding in the Fiji Islands between 1840 and 2009 (PDF) (Report). Risk Frontiers. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment; National Climatic Data Center (25 June 1996). Tropical Cyclone Tomas, 19-26 March (Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas). Indiana University. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. ^ Tropical Cyclone Vania (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. June 2, 1997. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Information Sheet No. 125: List of Floods occurring in the Fiji Islands between 1840 and 2000 (PDF) (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. August 15, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "1994 Tropical Cyclone Not Named (1994347S09167)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Beven, John L (December 24, 1994). "Weekly tropical cyclone summary #176 December 11 – 18 1994". Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  10. ^ Callaghan, Jeffery. "The South Pacific and Southeast Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclone Season 1995–96" (PDF). Australian Meteorological Magazine: 332. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Flooding in Fiji 1840 – 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Terry, James P; McGree, Simon; Raj, Rishi (2004). "The Exceptional Flooding on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji, during Tropical Cyclone Ami in January 2003" (PDF). Journal of Natural Disaster Science261. 26: 27–36. doi:10.2328/jnds.26.27. ISSN 0388-4090.
  13. ^ Seru, Vive B (March 4, 1998). Tropical Cyclone Report 96/9: Tropical Cyclone Ian: April 17 – 19, 1997 (PDF) (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Asia–Pacific Workshop on Indicators and Indices for Monitoring Trends in Climate Extremes (Report). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. December 12, 1998. p. 43. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Report on Tropical Cyclone Lusi October 6–12, 1997 (PDF) (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Preliminary Report on Tropical Cyclone Susan — January 3 – 9, 1998 (PDF) (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. January 20, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  17. ^ Sulu, Reuben, ed. (2007). "4. Stress and Damage to Coral Reefs". Status of Coral Reefs in the Southwest Pacific, 2004. p. 41. ISBN 9789820203860.
  18. ^ Padgett, Gary (1999). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary January 1999". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Padgett, Gary (1999). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary February 1999". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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