difference in the leeward and wayward sides of the islands. Tropical Cyclone Warning Verification Statistics: Southern Hemisphere, "Tropical Cyclone 03P (Tia) best track analysis", Tropical cyclones in Vanuatu: 1847 to 1994, "Tropical Cyclones/Depressions that passed through Solomon Islands Region", Southern Hemisphere Application of the Systematic Approach to Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting Part II. Rainforests with tall ferns and trees cover the mountainous interiors of the islands. [1], After the final warnings on Cyclone Tui were issued a weak circulation remained in the vicinity of Samoa for several days, before a westerly surge from the monsoon resulted in a tropical cyclone developing during February 1. [4] As a result, Tikopia was declared a disaster area by the Solomon Islands National Disaster Council. [12][66] The system subsequently continued to move eastwards and passed about 95 km (60 mi) to the south of the Cook Island: Nassau. [12] On February 28, the FMS reported that two tropical depressions had developed within the basin. [27][10] As Nute traversed an island-free area of the western South Pacific, there were no deaths or impact reported. Usually, [74] About 60–70 percent of crops were destroyed and about 30% of the houses were damaged by the storm. This wind burst led to the development of two tropical cyclones, to the east of the International Dateline on either side of the equator. [1] During March 26, the French Polynesian authorities seized a boat of Greenpeace activists, after it had come to within 22 km (14 mi) of the French nuclear-test atoll: Mururoa. [1][88] On the islands of Ra'iātea, Tahaa and Huahine several churches, schools and clinics were damaged while water and electricity supplies were cut off. [29][30], The JTWC initiated advisories on the depression at 0600 UTC and designated it as 05P, before six hours later, the FMS named the depression Nute, as it had intensified into a Category 1 tropical cyclone. [8][21][22] Early on November 1, the FMS reported that the system had become a category 2 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, before the NPMOC reported that Martin had become equivalent to a category 1 hurricane on the SSHWS. The passage of Yali in New Zealand caused high seas and flooding over South Island, Westport and Nelson. [62], During January 30, a tropical depression developed about 650 km (405 mi) to the northeast of Apia in American Samoa. [8][31] Over the next day, Nute continued to intensify and developed an eye feature before at 0600 UTC on November 19, as the system approached 160°E, the FMS reported that Nute, had peaked as a Category 2 tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 110 km/h (70 mph). Ahead of the season officially starting on November 1, the Governor of American Samoa reported that traditionalists were forecasting a hurricane to affect American Samoa, during the season after the big breadfruit and mango harvest that the island nation had experienced. [54] Over the next couple of days the depression moved westwards and passed over southern Tuvalu during April 27, before the system slowed down while it was located about 555 km (345 mi) to the east of the Solomon Island: Anuta. Ron maintained that intensity for about 36 hours and began to move in a south-southeasterly course on January 6. Ron started to move faster and weakened rapidly, merging with Tropical Cyclone Susan on January 9. [1][87] Within the islands around 750 houses were destroyed with 430 and 150 of these occurring on Huahine and Ra'iātea respectively. [8] Despite gale-force wind speeds occurring in Bart's southern semicircle, the system weakened into a tropical depression during May 1, before it dissipated to the north of Pitcairn Island on May 3.