Cyclone Hettie (2009)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Tropical Cyclone Hettie (RSMC Nadi Designation: 08F, JTWC Designation: 11P) was the first named tropical cyclone in the South Pacific since Cyclone Gene of 2008. Late on January 24, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in Nadi, Fiji, reported that a weak tropical disturbance had formed within a monsoon trough, to the north of the Fijian dependency of Rotuma. The next day after the disturbance had made landfall on Rotuma, it was designated as Tropical Depression 08F. A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was released by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), early on January 27. The depression was not upgraded to a tropical cyclone until the next day when it was named as Hettie by RSMC Nadi whilst the JTWC designated Hettie as Tropical Cyclone 11P. As Hettie moved towards the southeast it did not intensify any further and was downgraded to a depression the next day. Over the next couple of days it moved slowly towards the southeast and slowly weakened before being downgraded to an area of low pressure late on January 31. There was very little damage from Cyclone Hettie on Rotuma and in Tonga with 55.8 mm of rainfall falling on Rotuma during January 24 and January 25. There was also no deaths reported within Fiji or within Tonga.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510607181
• ISBN13: 9785510607185
• Release Date: January 1
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