Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for TINO-20
in Niue, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone TINO-20 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000646
Name TINO-20
From - To 16 Jan - 19 Jan
Exposed countries Niue, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu
Exposed population 90 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 130 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge 0.3 m (17 Jan 09:00 UTC)
Vulnerability High (Niue)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 102 km/h 0.3 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 162 km/h 1 m 468 mm 0.5
GFS 140 km/h 0.6 m 654 mm 0.5
ECMWF 104 km/h 0.6 m 795 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Fiji, Tonga, Samoan Archipelago - Tropical Cyclone TINO update (ECHO 20 Jan 2020)Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:03

  • Tropical Cyclone TINO passed over south Pacific Ocean near Fiji, Tonga, and Samoan Archipelago on 17-18 January, causing heavy rain and strong winds, and triggering flash floods, which resulted in casualties and damage.
  • In Fiji, as of 20 January, media report 2 fatalities in Nuku District (southern Viti Levu Island), 3,115 displaced people in 78 evacuation centres, 15 roads closed and a number of buildings damaged across the country. In addition, flights, power and water supply disruption were reported.
  • In Tonga, around 3,000 people were reported without power across Ha'apai Islands group (central Tonga). In Samoa, power supply, international flights as well as inter-island ferry disruption were reported.
  • Over the next 24 hours, moderate rainfall is forecast over Fiji and Tonga, while moderate to locally heavy rain is forecast over the Samoan Archipelago.
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Latest media headlines

Après Fidji et Tonga, le cyclone Tino touche Wallis 1/19/2020 10:49:00 PM.

Le cyclone Tino, renforcé et requalifié en cyclone de catégorie 3, a touché le royaume de Tonga, ce samedi 18 janvier. Les prévisions de trajectoire laissent penser qu’il pourrait passer sur l’île principale de Tongatapu et sur la capitale
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Cyclone Tino : moins de dégâts qu'attendus 1/19/2020 9:48:00 PM.

Le cyclone tropical Tino s’est affaibli et l’alerte levée à Tonga et Wallis et Futuna, ce dimanche 19 janvier. Le territoire français ne déplore que des arbres tombés, des chaussées inondées et des coupures, d’eau et d’électricité. Un bilan
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Tino a secoué le Nord de Tonga, mais épargné l’île principale 1/19/2020 11:11:00 AM.

L’œil de Tino est finalement passé entre les Ha’apai et l’île principale du royaume. Tongatapu et la capitale Nuku’alofa qu’elle abrite ont échappé au choc de plein fouet qui était envisagé. Et d’autant plus craint qu’elles portent encore l
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Tino a secoué le Nord de Tonga, mais épargné l’île principale 1/19/2020 8:47:00 AM.

L’œil de Tino est finalement passé entre les Ha’apai et l’île principale du royaume. Tongatapu et la capitale Nuku’alofa qu’elle abrite ont échappé au choc de plein fouet qui était envisagé. Et d’autant plus craint qu’elles portent encore l
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),