| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
 Cyclone Prema on March 29, 1993 | |
| Formed | March 26, 1993 |
| Dissipated | April 6, 1993 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 165 km/h (105 mph) 1-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) Gusts: 195 km/h (120 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg |
| Fatalities | 5 direct |
| Damage | $60 million (1993 USD) |
| Areas affected | Vanuatu |
| Part of the 1992-93 South Pacific cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Prema (JTWC Designation 23P, more commonly known as Cyclone Prema) was among the worst tropical cyclones to hit Vanuatu since 1988's Cyclone Uma.[1] The twenty-third storm of the season, Prema formed early on March 26, 1993 as a weak tropical depression. [2]
Meteorological history edit
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionOn March 25, the Fiji Meteorological Service's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Nadi, Fiji (TCWC Nadi) reported that a tropical depression had developed within a monsoon trough to the west of the Fijian dependency of Rotuma.[3][4] During that day the depression moved towards the northwest, before it turned and started to move towards the southwest during March 26 as it gradually developed further. During March 27, both TCWC Nadi and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the depression had developed into a tropical cyclone with Nadi naming it as Prema. [5]
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Vanautu edit
Other areas edit
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References edit
- ^ "The South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Change Newsletter". South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. September 1997. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Vanuatu — UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK (2003-2007)". United Nations. March 2002. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ National Tidal Facility Australia (2002). "Pacific Country Report Sea Level & Climate: Their Present State Vanuatu" (PDF). Flinders University. p. 15. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ Darwin Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (1993). "March 1993" (PDF). Darwin Tropical Diagnostic Statement. 12 (3). Australian Bureau of Meteorology: 2. ISSN 1321-4233. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ MetService (May 22, 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.[permanent dead link]