1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season SPac 1982 1981-1982 South Pacific cyclone season summary.jpg December 18, 1981 May 18, 1982 Gyan 925 100 10 6 6 5 6 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 1981–82 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1981–82 Australian region cyclone season The 1981–82 South Pacific cyclone season was a slightly-below average South Pacific tropical cyclone season, with 6 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160°E and 120°W during the season. After this season, the names Gyan and Isaac were retired from the lists of names, after they caused significant impacts to South Pacific island nations. During the season, tropical cyclones were monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers in Nadi, Fiji, Brisbane, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. During the season TCWC Nadi issued warnings and assigned names to any tropical cyclones that developed between the Equator and 25°S while TCWC Wellington issued warnings for any that were located to the south of 25°S. The United States Armed Forces through the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC), also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings for American interests. TCWC Nadi, Brisbane and Wellington measured sustained windspeeds over a 10-minute which are compared to the modern day Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. The JTWC and the NPMOC measured sustained windspeeds over a 1-minute period which are compared to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS). Seasonal summary right Systems Severe Tropical Cyclone Gyan SPac Gyan 1981-12-22 2345Z.png Gyan 1981 track.png December 18 December 29 925 100 110 Severe Tropical Cyclone Gyan existed from December 18 to December 29. Severe Tropical Cyclone Hettie SPac Hettie Jan 28 1982 0327Z.png Hettie_1982_track.png January 24 February 1 70 70 965 Severe Tropical Cyclone Hettie existed from January 24 to February 1. Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail SPac Abigail Feb 3 1982 0357Z.png Abigail 1982 track.png February 1 (Entered basin) February 7 947 95 100 Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail existed from February 1 to February 7. Severe Tropical Cyclone Isaac Cyclone Isaac SPac Isaac 1982-03-02 1815Z.png Isaac 1982 track.png February 27 March 5 95 100 930 The tropical cyclone developed 160 km/100 mi northeast of western Samoa and travelled southwest at 12 knots, moving through the Ha'apai island group and only 50 km/30 mi northwest of Tongatapu. The pressure at Tongatapu fell to 976.4 mbar inHg on. Winds of 92 knots were measured at Nuku'alofa,Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Conservation management and mitigation of the impact of tropical cyclones and rainfall of 120 mm in was measured there. Isaac reached maximum intensity on March 2. The tropical cyclone was the worst storm in Tonga's history, devastating the island group.Tonga – History The island groups of Ha'apai and Vava'u were hit worst. Six were killed, while 45,000 became homeless and 95% of the livestock was killed.http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~minibbjd/tonga/chrotong.html Tonga in the News 2013-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100925190045/http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~minibbjd/tonga/chrotong.html 2010-09-25 dead The island of Tatafa was bisected by a 16 m ft wide channel caused by Isaac's storm surge.https://books.google.com/books?id=syqPSpliRCwC&q=cyclone+isaac+1982&pg=PA111 Tropical cyclones: climatology and impacts in the South Pacific James P. Terry 111 Springer 2007 978-0-387-71542-1 2011-02-24 Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie SPac Bernie 1982-04-06 0415Z.jpg Bernie 1982 track.png April 6 (Entered basin) April 9 90 85 960 Severe Tropical Cyclone Bernie existed from April 1 to April 9. Bernie caused extensive damage to natural vegetation and food gardens on the islands of Western Gudalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia and the Russell Islands.4 2 Efficient Australian relief system needs pre-disaster backing 0812-3039 Britton, Neil R AODRO Newsletter September 26, 2015 Australian Overseas Disaster Response Organisation https://www.islandvulnerability.org/docs/britton1986.pdfBritton, Neil R Disasters 11 2 1987 Disaster in the South Pacific: Impact of tropical cyclone "Nomu" on the Solomon Islands, May 1986 120–133 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1987.tb00627.x Over 1000 people also had to evacuated from villages on the eastern coast of Gudalcanal. Tropical Cyclone Claudia Aus Claudia May 15 1982 0413Z.png Claudia 1982 track.png May 16 (Entered basin) May 18 40 40 990 Tropical Cyclone Claudia existed from May 13 to May 18. Other systems Between February 4 - 5, a developing tropical cyclone existed to the west of the Samoan Islands and caused flooding, as well as widespread wind damage within American Samoa. Significant damage was also reported in Western Samoa.Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena: February 1982 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-12667082-1C3C-4CC2-9389-055866249BAE.pdf 13 24 2 July 12, 2020 July 12, 2020 United States National Climatic Data Center dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200712202634/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-12667082-1C3C-4CC2-9389-055866249BAE.pdf See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1981, 1982 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1981, 1982 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1981, 1982 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1981, 1982 References 30em External links 1981 y 1980 South Pacific cyclone yes Category:South Pacific cyclone seasons Category:Tropical cyclones in 1981