A tropical low which formed in the South Pacific and deepened near the Solomon Islands is on track to affect Vanuatu in the next few days with very destructive winds and heavy rains.

Published 2 years ago

The Fiji Meterological Service (FMS) said the tropical cyclone, which formed near the Solomon Islands on Monday February 27 was named Tropical Cyclone (TC) Judy at around 12 Noon Fiji Standard Time (UTC +12 hours).

In a warning bulletin, the FMS said TC Judy was fast-moving and was expected to track over the small islands in the southern part of Solomon Islands as a Category 1 system on February 27 and approach the northern parts of Vanuatu around midday on 28 February 2023 as a Category 2 cyclone.

“The cyclone is expected to track very close or over Vanuatu as a Category 2 system around
midday on February 28 and could even intensify into a Category 3 system as it passes over Villa
around midday on Wednesday March 1, 2023.

“Damaging to very destructive winds and heavy rain is expected to affect Vanuatu in the next few days as the system moves close by or over the islands,” Fiji’s MetService added.

New Zealand weather forecasters said TC Judy was expected to track a long way north of the country which was still recovering from the devastation and damage wrought by TC Gabrielle in mid February.

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Related News:

• Tropical Cyclone Officially Named Judy (Newshub NZ)
  
• Tropical Cyclone Judy Forms Near Solomon Islands (Fiji News)
  
• New Tropical Cyclone in Pacific Named (NZ Herald)
  

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Related Links:

• Fiji Met Service Tropical Cyclone Warnings
  
• US Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center
  

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