1999–2000 South Pacific cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season SPac 2000 1999-2000 South Pacific cyclone season summary.png September 5, 1999 May 21, 2000 Kim 935 90 10 25 20 6 4 At least 1 indirect 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02 1999–2000 Australian region cyclone season 1999–2000 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1999–2000 South Pacific tropical cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation and ran from November 1, 1999, to April 30, 2000, in the South Pacific. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season", with the "tropical cyclone year" for this season lasting from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000. All of the six named storms affected land in some way, but no major damage was reported from any of the storms. __TOC__ Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Depression 06F SPac January 3 January 6 06F 2000-01-04 0032Z.png 25 1004 Severe Tropical Cyclone Iris SPac Iris 2000-01-08 0532Z.png Iris 2000 track.png January 6 January 10 80 70 964 A disturbance was identified on January 3 at 06:00 (UTC) near Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. The storm was difficult to locate the general centre for the next couple of days, but on January 6, it became more organised, while displaying midget characteristics. On January 7 at 21:00 (UTC), it was named Tropical Cyclone Iris, located 330 km mi on northwest of Port Vila, moving southeast. In Vila, 110 km mi on away from Iris's centre, recorded winds of only up to 20 kn km/h, explaining the very small size of the cyclone. Iris intensified with 10-min winds increasing to 60 kn km/h on January 8 at 12:00 (UTC). JTWC's estimated 1-min winds was 65 kn km/h. There were some indications that Iris could be far more intense than what the warning centres estimated, mainly due to its small size. Iris accelerated eastward, leaving Vanuatu. On January 9, Iris began its weakening trend, while moving closer to Fiji. Iris was downgraded to a depression on January 10, just 48 hours after it had reached its peak intensity. The final warning placed the centre on the Dateline 150 nmi km on southeast of Fiji. Fresh to strong winds and very rough seas were experienced over the western and southern parts of Fiji. Overall damage was minimal. Cyclone Iris was most notable for its rapid strengthening in its early stages, followed by its rapid decay.Gary Padgett MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY — JANUARY, 2000 August 7, 2006 http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0001.htm Tropical Disturbance 07F SPac disturbance January 16 January 16 Tropical Depression 08F SPac spdepression January 20 January 26 08F 2000-01-25 0222Z.png 40 996 Severe Tropical Cyclone Jo SPac Jo 2000-01-25 2332Z.png Jo 2000 track.png January 23 January 27 65 65 972 A disturbance was first identified over northern parts of Vanuatu on January 19. It developed slowly, but deepened quickly on January 22, and advisories were issued on the system on January 23. It moved southward and was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Jo on January 24 at 03:00 (UTC). Jo moved to the south-east and attained storm force winds 15 hours after being named. The cyclone reached its peak intensity on January 26 at 00:00 (UTC) located 650 km mi on south of Nadi, with 10-min average winds of 60 kn km/h. JTWC's peak 1-min average winds were 65 kn km/h. Jo moved further to the south-east, and moved close enough to affect Fiji. Gusts to 50 kn km/h were recorded on Viti Levu on Fiji, even though Jo was about 445 km mi on away from the Fiji. Flash flooding was reported, but there was no major river flooding. Cyclone Jo was declared extratropical on January 28 at 06:00 (UTC) when located more than 1000 nmi km on east of North Island in New Zealand. Severe Tropical Cyclone Kim SPac Kim 2000-02-26 0122Z.png Kim 2000 track.png February 22 February 29 90 100 935 During February 22, a cold core low developed into a tropical depression, about 110 km mi 5 on to the east-southeast of Rikitea in French Polynesia. It initially developed little but late on February 24, the depression developed rapidly, and the storm reached tropical storm strength at 18:00 (UTC), named Tropical Cyclone Kim. It was located about 75 km mi on west of Rikitea or about 125 km mi on southeast of Mururoa. Cyclone Kim reached hurricane strength on February 25, only 18 hours after being named, while moving to the south-west. The storm reached its peak intensity of 80 kn km/h on February 26 at 12:00 (UTC), located more than 1295 km mi on east of Tahiti. Minimum pressure at this time was 955 mbar. The estimated 1-min average winds from NPMOC was 100 kn km/h. Kim gradually weakened over cooler waters, still moving to the south-west. Cyclone Kim became extratropical south of Tahiti on February 29 at 06:00 (UTC). Damage from Kim was minimal from Rikitea, since it was only a depression at the time. The island recorded 10-min average winds of 27 kn km/h, with a peak gust of 52 kn km/h and a minimum pressure of 996 mbar. As a hurricane, the island of Rapa Iti recorded a gust of 74 kn km/h, when Kim was 150 km mi on away from the island. A pressure of 995.8 mbar was recorded. Overall, damage in French Polynesia was minor.Gary Padgett MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY — FEBRUARY, 2000 August 7, 2006 http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0002.htm Tropical Depression 13F SPac spdepression February 28 February 29 13F 2000-02-28 2315Z.jpg 35 994 Tropical Cyclone Leo SPac Leo Mar 6 2000 2145Z.jpg Leo 2000 track.png March 4 March 8 50 55 985 On March 4, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance 14F had developed about 60 mi km flip 5 on to the west-northwest of French Polynesia under a tropical upper tropospheric trough. Severe Tropical Cyclone Mona SPac Mona Mar 9 2000 2215Z.jpg Mona 2000 track.png March 6 March 11 75 80 960 As Leo was developing, a new disturbance formed south of Apia in Western Samoa. The first gale warning was issued on March 7 as it moved closer to northern Tonga. Wind warnings were issued for some islands in Tonga including Vavau, Haapai and Tongatapu. The storm rapidly developed on March 8 at 06:00 UTC, and was named Tropical Cyclone Mona six hours later, while located 75 km mi on west of Haapai and moving slowly southward. A storm warning was put for the whole Tongatapu Group on the 8th. An eye developed on March 9, and Mona was upgraded to hurricane intensity at 0600 UTC, located 55 km mi on west of Tongatapu. Mona moved south-southeastward and accelerated. It reached an intensity of 75 kn km/h on March 10, 370 km mi on southeast of Tongatapu. NPMOC's 1-min winds were estimated at 80 kn km/h. Minimum pressure of Mona was 965 mbar. It began to weaken rapidly, as it sped off southwards, and became extratropical on March 11 at 12:00 UTC. In the Vavau and Haapai groups, there was damage to crops, particularly to banana and coconut plantations. There was moderate damage to houses and school buildings in Tongatapu. The unofficial damage assessment, according to the Tongan National Disaster Management Office, totalled Tongan $6 million. A police patrol boat sank off Eua Island in the Tongatapu group.Gary Padgett MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY — MARCH, 2000 August 7, 2006 http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0003.htm Tropical Disturbance 16F SPac March 9 March 12 disturbance Tropical Depression 17F (Vaughan) SPac March 28 April 2 (Exited basin) 17F 2000-03-29 0023Z.jpg Vaughan 2000 track.png 30 1004 Tropical Disturbance 18F SPac April 10 April 10 disturbance Tropical Cyclone Neil SPac Neil 2000-04-15 2235Z.jpg Neil 2000 track.png April 12 April 17 40 40 992 On April 12, RSMC Nadi started monitoring a tropical disturbance, that had developed within a trough of low pressure to the northeast of Fiji. During the next day the system moved southwestwards towards Fiji and developed into a tropical depression, as convention around the center increasing. At 17:00 UTC, it was named Tropical Cyclone Neil, located 150 km mi on southeast of Kadavu. It moved slowly southward, but on April 16 at 12:00 UTC, it was downgraded to a tropical depression. Damage from Neil was minimal. Kadavu and Ono-i-Lau in Fiji reported gales from Neil, while torrential rain was experienced over some parts of Fiji. There was one fatality due to drowning, but not directly associated with the cyclone. Tropical Depression 20F SPac spdepression April 29 April 30 20F 2000-04-28 2345Z.jpg 40 996 List of off-season South Pacific tropical cyclones Tropical Depression 21F SPac spdepression April 30 May 1 21F 2000-04-30 2330Z.jpg 40 1000 Tropical Depression 22F SPac spdepression May 3 May 8 40 1001 Other systems On September 5, a tropical depression had developed in conjunction with a weak tropical wave about 600 km mi 5 on to the south-southeast of Port Vila in Vanuatu.Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary September 1999 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9909.htm 2019-07-09 Padgett, Gary live 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709120002/http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9909.htm During that day the depression moved slowly towards the southeast, while weakening due to the influence of north-westerly windshear, before the final advisory was issued during September 6. Tropical Disturbance 01F and 02F then developed towards the end of November, but remained weak and did not significantly develop.Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary November 1999 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9911.htm 2019-07-09 live 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709120027/http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9911.htm Padgett, Gary On December 1, Tropical Depression 03F developed near the Vanuatuan islands, over the next few days the depression remained near stationary before it was last noted on December 3.http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9912.htm 2012-02-11 Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary December 1999 live 2012-04-01 Padgett, Gary https://web.archive.org/web/20120211074501/http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ9912.htm Tropical Depression 04F developed near New Caledonia on December 5, over the next few days it moved quickly towards the east, before weakening during December 7, while located near the Tongan Islands. On April 10, RSMC Nadi reported that Tropical Disturbance 18F had developed from an upper-level low, the system subsequently moved south-eastwards but was never classified as a tropical depression. Tropical Disturbance 23F developed between Fiji and Vanuatu during May 6, and was briefly referred to as a tropical depression by RSMC Nadi but it develop further as it was sheared.July 29, 2014 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0005.htm Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary May 2000 Padgett, Gary Tropical Disturbance 24F subsequently developed near the Solomon Island of Rennell during May 20, and moved westwards into the Australian region over the next day.Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2000 July 29, 2014 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/trak0005.htm Padgett, Gary Seasonal effects |- | 01 TD || 0905 September 5–6 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None ||Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks September 1999 Padgett, Gary http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1999/trak9909.htm 2019-07-09 live 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20190709120052/http://www.australiansevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/trak9909.htm |- | 02 01F || 1101 November 1999 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 03 02F || 1101 November 1999 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 04 03F || 1101 December 1–3 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 05 04F || 1101 December 5–7 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1003 1003 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 06 06F || 1101 January 3–6 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 45 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 07 Iris || 1101 January 6–10 || bgcolor=#A3|4 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|150 150 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A3|0964 964 hPa inHg 4 on || Vanuatu, Fiji || None || None || |- | 08 07F || 0116 January 16 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 09 08F || 0120 January 20–26 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|075 75 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 10 Jo || 1101 January 23–27 || bgcolor=#A3|4 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|120 120 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A3|0972 972 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 11 Kim || 0223 February 23–29 || bgcolor=#A4|5 Category 4 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A4|165 165 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A4|935 935 hPa inHg 4 on || French Polynesia || Minimal || None ||RSMC Nadi Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Summary 1999-00 http://www.pacificdisaster.net/doc/TC_Seasonal_Summary_1999-2000.pdf 2000 June 5, 2024 January 26, 2022 Fiji Meteorological Service https://web.archive.org/web/20220126144612/http://www.pacificdisaster.net/doc/TC_Seasonal_Summary_1999-2000.pdf live live June 6, 2011 http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0002.htm Padgett, Gary Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary February 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080911/http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0002.htm December 5, 2010 |- | 12 13F || 0228 February 28–29 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|065 65 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|994 994 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 13 Leo || 0304 March 4–8 || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|095 95 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A2|985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || French Polynesia || Minimal || None || |- | 14 Mona || 0306 March 6–11 || bgcolor=#A3|4 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|140 140 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A3|960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || French Polynesia || Minimal || None || |- | 15 16F || 0309 March 9–12 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 16 Vaughan || 0328 March 28 – April 2 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Queensland || None || None || |- | 17 TD || 0405 April 5–6 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 18 18F || 0410 April 10 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|000 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 19 Neil || 0413 April 13–17 || bgcolor=#A1|2 Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|075 75 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#A1|992 992 hPa inHg 4 on || Fiji || None || None || |- | 20 20F || 0429 April 29–30 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|075 75 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || Queensland || Minimal || None ||Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary April 2000 Padgett, Gary 2000 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/summ0004.htm 2011-05-31Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks April 2000 Padgett, Gary 2000 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2000/trak0004.htm 2011-05-31http://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/1153_EastCoastLows_1846-2009.pdf Known Impacts of East Coast Lows, 1846–2009 Callaghan, Jeff Harden up Queensland Green Cross 2012-01-01 2011-08-05 |- | 21 21F || 0430 April 30 – May 1 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|075 75 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Queensland || Minimal || None || |- | 22 22F || 0503 May 3–8 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|075 75 km/h mph 5 on || bgcolor=#TD|1001 1001 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 23 23F || 0506 May 6 || bgcolor=#TD|1 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|Not specified || None || None || None || |- | 24 24F || 0520 May 20–21 || bgcolor=#DI|0 Tropical disturbance || bgcolor=#DI|1020 Not specified || bgcolor=#DI|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- 25 systems September 5 – May 21 165 km/h mph 5 on 935 hPa inHg 4 on See also Tropical cyclones List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1999, 2000 Pacific hurricane seasons: 1999, 2000 Pacific typhoon seasons: 1999, 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1999, 2000 References 2 External links 1990 South Pacific cyclone yes 1999 y Category:South Pacific cyclone seasons Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines 2000 Spac