2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season SPac 2001 2000-2001 South Pacific cyclone season summary.png December 11, 2000 May 9, 2001 Paula 930 95 10 16 11 4 1 7 total .8 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 2000–01 Australian region cyclone season 2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 1, 2000, and ended on April 30, 2001. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the southern Pacific Ocean east of 160°E. Additionally, the regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, and the "tropical cyclone year" runs from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001.http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/TCP/OperationPlans/TCP24-English2004.pdf Archived copy 2010-12-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050301091014/http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/TCP/OperationPlans/TCP24-English2004.pdf 2005-03-01 Tropical cyclones between 160°E and 120°W and north of 25°S are monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service in Nadi. Those that move south of 25°S are monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. __TOC__ Seasonal summary During the 2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season, only four tropical cyclones and one severe tropical cyclone formed. Compared to an average season, which generally features nine tropical cyclones and four to five severe tropical cyclones, the 2000–01 season was substantially below average. The season itself began unusually late, with the first system developing on February 20;L.-C. Chappel and P.W. Bate Australian Bureau of Meteorology 2003 November 3, 2010 The South Pacific and southeast Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2000-01 http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120321152406/http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf March 21, 2012 dead however, according to the JTWC, a brief tropical storm existed between February 16 and 18. Systems Tropical Depression 01F SPac spdepression 01F 2000-12-11 2230Z.jpg 01F 2000 path.png December 11 December 15 35 993 Two people were killed in Fiji as a result of severe flooding. Tropical Depression 07F SPac 10-P 2001 path.png 07F 2001-02-16 2300Z.jpg February 16 (entered basin) February 18 35 30 993 A brief tropical storm was monitored by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center just off the northern coast of New Caledonia. Tropical Cyclone Oma SPac Oma 2001 path.png Oma 2001-02-20 2100Z.jpg February 20 February 22 50 45 984 Cyclone Oma formed on February 20, dissipated on February 22. Severe Tropical Cyclone Paula SPac Paula Mar 1 2001 2230Z.jpg Paula 2001 track.png February 26 March 4 95 105 930 Cyclone Paula Formed on February 26, dissipated on March 4. Three people were killed by the storm, two in Vanuatu and one in Fiji.Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters October 31, 2010 International Disaster Database: Disaster List http://www.emdat.be/disaster-list https://web.archive.org/web/20100923101618/http://emdat.be/disaster-list 23 September 2010 dead On Vanuatu, sustained winds reached 100 km/h mph on and gusts were estimated at 200 km/h mph on. Initial reports indicated that a young boy had been swept away near Santo and was presumed dead.United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ReliefWeb March 1, 2001 November 3, 2010 Vanuatu and Fiji Islands — Tropical Cyclone Paula OCHA Situation Report No. 1 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/ACOS-64BSLF?OpenDocument&rc=5&emid=ST-2001-0093 However, the boy was found days later clinging to a rock. The two fatalities in the country resulted from fallen tree limbs on the islands of Epi and Ambae.Karen Hales Vanuatu.com 2001 November 3, 2010 Cyclone Paula Diary... http://www.vanuatu.com.vu/~ghales/cyclone_paula_diary.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120314154859/http://www.vanuatu.com.vu/~ghales/cyclone_paula_diary.htm 2012-03-14 dead Following an aerial assessment of damage in Vanuatu, Malampa and Shefa provinces in were declared disaster areas. In these provinces, nearly 50% of all homes sustained damage and upwards of a quarter of all buildings were impacted. In Fiji, damage from Paula was much less than initially feared; however, several homes in the Western Division were destroyed by rough seas produced by the storm. Elsewhere, structural damage was minimal and a few landslides resulted in damage to crops. Throughout the country, preliminary estimates placed the damage at US$800,000.United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ReliefWeb March 6, 2001 November 3, 2010 Vanuatu and Fiji Islands — Tropical Cyclone Paula OCHA Situation Report No. 2 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-64BGD4?OpenDocument&rc=5&emid=ST-2001-0093 Following the storm, requests for assistance from the French government were made by Vanuatu. By March 5, a package of relief supplies, consisting of blankets, water purifiers and clothes was brought to the storm-battered nation.BBC March 5, 2001 France delivers cyclone relief supplies Tropical Cyclone Rita SPac Rita 2001 path.png Rita 2001-03-01 1905Z.jpg February 27 March 5 45 40 986 On February 27, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone to the southeast of the French Polynesian island Hao about 705 mi (1135 km) to the southeast of Papeete. Tropical Depression 11F SPac spdepression March 1 March 3 This depression existed from March 1 to March 3. Tropical Depression 12F SPac spdepression March 1 March 3 This depression existed from March 1 to March 3. Tropical Cyclone Sose Cyclone Sose SPac Sose 2001-04-08 0532Z.png Sose 2001 path.png April 5 April 11 60 70 975 Formed on April 5, dissipated on April 11. Tropical Depression 14F SPac spdepression May 1 May 3 40 1004 List of off-season South Pacific tropical cyclones Formed on May 1, dissipated on May 3. Other systems The following weak tropical disturbances/depressions were also monitored by RSMC Nadi, however these systems were either short lived or did not develop significantly. On December 18, RSMC Nadi started to monitor Tropical Depression 03F, to the southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. On May 7, Depression 15F developed about 475 km mi 5 on to the west of Papeete on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.May 5, 2012 Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary: May 2001 http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2001/summ0105.htm Padgett, Gary Over the next couple of days the depression moved south-eastwards, before the final advisory was issued by RSMC Nadi on May 9. Season effects This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 2001–2002 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian Tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from RSMC Nadi and or TCWC Wellington. The Damage figures are all 2002 USD. |- | 01 01F || December 11–15 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical Depression || bgcolor=#TD|65 km/h (40 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Fiji || None || 2 || |- | 02 03F || December 18–19 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical Depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h (40 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|0995 995 hPa inHg 4 on || || || || |- | 03 07F || February 16–18 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h (40 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|0995 995 hPa inHg 4 on || || || || |- | 04 Oma || February 20–22 || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|110 95 km/h (60 mph) || bgcolor=#A2|0984 984 hPa inHg 4 on || Cook Islands || Minor || None || |- | 05 Paula || February 26 – March 4 || bgcolor=#A4|5 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A4|175 175 km/h (110 mph) || bgcolor=#A4|930 930 hPa inHg 4 on || Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga || 1390000 || 2 || |- | 06 Rita || February 27 – March 5 || bgcolor=#A1|1 Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|085 85 km/h (50 mph) || bgcolor=#A1|0986 986 hPa inHg 4 on || || || || |- | 07 11F || March 1–3 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI| || bgcolor=#DI| || || || || |- | 08 12F || March 1–3 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD| || bgcolor=#TD| || || || || |- | 09 13F || March 10 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD| || bgcolor=#TD| || || || || |- | 10 Sose || 0405 April 5–11 || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|110 110 km/h (70 mph) || bgcolor=#A2|975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia || || 4 ||Bate, P.W. Australian Meteorological Magazine 2003-03-01 Chappel L.C. The South Pacific and southeast Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2000–01 Australian Bureau of Meteorology 52 33–47 http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf 2012-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321152406/http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf 2012-03-21 dead |- | 11 14F || 0501 May 1–3 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|075 75 km/h (45 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || || || || |- | 11 15F || 0509 May 7–9 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h (40 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|0999 999 hPa inHg 4 on || || || || |- 15 systems December 11 – May 9 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hPa inHg 4 on 1.39 million 6 See also Tropical cyclones List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Atlantic hurricane seasons: 2000, 2001 Pacific hurricane seasons: 2000, 2001 Pacific typhoon seasons: 2000, 2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2000, 2001 References External links 2000 South Pacific cyclone yes 2000 y Category:South Pacific cyclone seasons Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines 2000 Spac 2001 Spac