User:Jason Rees/French Polynesia TC's
Background
Systems
=Pre 1900's=
- 1819 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.{{Cite book |url={{Google Books URL|id=FThPAAAAQBAJ}} |title=Furious Winds and Parched Islands: Tropical Cyclones (1558–1970) and Droughts (1722–1987) in the Pacific |author1=d'Aubert, AnaMaria |author2=Nunn, Patrick D |isbn=978-1-4691-7008-4 |chapter=Database 1: Tropical Cyclones (1558 - 1970)|pages=58–171}}
- December 26, 1821 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
- January 1825 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands.{{Cite journal|author=Teissier, Raoul|url=http://anaite.upf.pf/items/show/731|title=Les cyclones en Polynésie française: Liste des Cyclones Qui Ont Sévi En Polynésie française (1825-1966)|issue=166-167|trans-title=Cyclones in French Polynesia: List of Cyclone that happened in French Polynesia (1825-1966)}}
- December 20 – 24, 1831 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, the Samoan Islands and the Southern Cook Islands.{{cite book|author=Basher, Reid|author2=Collen, Bronwen|author3=Fitzharris, Blair|author4=Hay, John|author5=Mullan, Brett|author6=Salinger, Jim|title=Preliminary Studies for South Pacific Climate Change|publisher=The New Zealand Meteorological Service|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/PhD/Papers/Scanned_Papers/Preliminary%20Studies%20for%20South%20Pacific%20Climate%20Change%20-%20NZ%20Met%20Service%20-%20Basher%20et%20al%201992.pdf|date=April 1992|ISBN=047707345X|page=51|chapter=Appendix 4: Tropical Cyclones affecting the Southwest Pacific 1830 – 1989}}
- December 19 – 21, 1843 – A weak tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, where it caused four deaths and severe damage on the islands of Maupiti, Tahaa, Huahine and Bora-Bora.{{Cite journal|title=Autour De La Saison 1982–1983 Des Perturbations Tropicales En Polynésie Française|trans-title=Around the 1982–1983 Season of Tropical Disturbances in French Polynesia |url=http://bibliotheque.meteo.fr/exl-php/docs/ILS_DOC/237208/doc00027043__PDF.txt |journal=Météorologie Maritime |volume=120 |pages=14–30 |issn=2107-0830}}
- January 22, 1856 – A tropical cyclone impacted the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.
- December 1861 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
- February 2 – 3, 1865 – A tropical cyclone caused major damage to French Polynesia, including on the Leeward Islands, Tahiti and the Austral Islands.
- March 1869 – A tropical cyclone existed to the south of the Austral Islands.
- January 4 – 9, 1875 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands.
- December 24 – 25, 1875 – A tropical cyclone existed in between Samoa and French Polynesia.
- January 18 – 19, 1877 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society and Tuamotu Islands.
- September 2, 1877 - A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia.
- February 5 – 8, 1878 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands where it caused 117 deaths and severe damage.ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/PhD/Resources/French%20Polynesia/C1_1878_C.txt
- March 13 or 18, 1882 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
- April 10 – 11, 1887 – A tropical cyclone was located to the south of French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
- December 15, 1890 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
=1900's=
- December 22, 1901 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands, where it destroyed a large part of the Papeete quays.{{Cite journal|title=Autour De La Saison 1982–1983 Des Perturbations Tropicales En Polynésie Française|trans-title=Around the 1982–1983 Season of Tropical Disturbances in French Polynesia |url=http://bibliotheque.meteo.fr/exl-php/docs/ILS_DOC/237208/doc00027043__PDF.txt |journal=Météorologie Maritime |volume=120 |pages=14–30 |issn=2107-0830}}
- January 14 – 15, 1903 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Tuamotu Islands, where 517 people were killed, 2 schooners were lost and 83 cutters were demolished.
- March 23 – 26, 1905 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia, where it caused 8 deaths and severe damage.
- February 6 – 8, 1906 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia as well as the Northern and Southern Cook Islands, where it caused more than 150 deaths and extensive damage, before heading towards the Gambier Islands.
=1910's=
=1920's=
- August 20, 1921 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands.
- February 1922 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands.
- December 31, 1925 – January 1, 1926 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands.
- January 1926 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia.
=1930's=
- March 1930 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands.
- August 23 – 26, 1933 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Austral Islands.
- February 6 – 12, 1935 – A tropical cyclone impacted French Polynesia's Society Islands and the Southern Cook Islands where extensive damage was reported.
- 1936 – A tropical cyclone impacted Palmerston Island in the Southern Cook Islands, which caused Captain J Benton to move 12 people to the island of Manihiki.
=1940's=
=1950's=
=1960's=
=1970's=
- Emma - 1969-70
- Vivienne - 71-72
- Frances - 75-76
- Kim - 76-77
- Robert -76-77
- Diana - 77-78
=1980's=
- Diola - 80-81
- Fran - 80-81
- Tahmar - 80-81
- Lisa - 82-83
- Nano - 82-83
- Nisha - Orama - 82-83
- Prema - 82-83
- Rewa - 82-83
- Saba
- Veena - 82-83
- Ima - 85-86
- June - 85-86
- Sally - 86-87
- Cilla - 87-88
- Judy - 88-89
- Hinano -88-89
=1990's=
- December 9 – 12, 1991 - Severe Tropical Cyclone Wasa-Arthur
- March 25 – 29, 1992 – Tropical Cyclone Hettie moved southeastwards through the archipelago, without directly impacting any island or atoll.{{cite book|author=Laurent, Victoire|author2=Varney, Patrick|publisher=Meteo France|title=Historique des Cyclones de Polynesie Francaise|language=French|ISBN=978-2-9522946-1-4|pages=137-139|trans-title=History of Cyclones in French Polynesia}} However, the atoll of Hereheretue reported gale force winds, a northeasterly swell of about {{convert|4|m|ft}} and some minor damage to crops and property.
- William -94-95
- Keli - 96-97
- Martin - 97-98
- Osea - 97-98
- December 2 - 10, 1997 - As it weakened, Tropical Cyclone Pam posed a threat to the Austral Islands during its weakening phase, however, there was no damage reported in the archipelago.
- Ursula - 97-98
- Veli - 97-98
- Alan - 97-98
- April 27 - May 3, 1998 - Tropical Cyclone Bart impacted the atolls of Takaroa, Hao and Puka-Puka, however, any damage was considered to be minimal. Ten deaths were associated with Bart, after waves associated with the system capsized a boat.
=2000's=
- Leo - 1999-2000
- Judy 2004-05
- Zita 2006-07
- Arthur - 2006-07
- Oli - 2009-10
=2010's=
- Hayley - 2012-13
- Niko - 2014 - 15
- Yalo 2015-16
- January 28 - 29, 2018 - During January 28, the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Centre issued a tropical cyclone formation alert on a tropical disturbance, that was located near the French Polynesian island of Rapa Iti.{{cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert January 28, 2018 18z |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6woOHO00C?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPS22-PGTW_201801271830.htm |date=January 28, 2018 |accessdate=January 29, 2018 |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh9418web.txt |archivedate=2018-01-28 |url-status=dead }} However, the alert was cancelled during the next day, after the system's low level circulation center became ragged, while atmospheric convection was displaced to the east of the circulation center.{{cite web |title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert Cancellation January 29, 2018 18z |publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6woinY1XY?url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh9418web.txt |date=January 29, 2018 |accessdate=January 29, 2018 |url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh9418web.txt |archivedate=2018-01-28 |url-status=dead }}
=2020's=
See also
References
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