Cyclone Gene
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Gene (RSMC Nadi designation:12F JTWC designation:15P) was the deadliest storm as well as the most damaging tropical cyclone of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season
east of 160ºE. RSMC Nadi monitored Gene as the 12th tropical disturbance, as well as the fourth tropical cyclone and the third severe tropical cyclone to form west of 160ºE during the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season
. Gene was also recognised by RSMC Nadi as the fifth tropical cyclone
and fourth severe tropical cyclone to form within the South Pacific Ocean
during the 2007-08 season.
On January 25, a tropical disturbance formed within the Fijian Archipelago
and was designated as Tropical Disturbance 12F. The next day it was upgraded to a tropical depression, whilst on January 27, RSMC Nadi named the depression as Cyclone Gene. Later that day Gene made landfall on Fiji, and caused 8 deaths and $51 million (2008, F$). Cyclone Gene then slowly intensified to a category three cyclone on both the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale and the Australian Cyclone Intensity Scale. Gene then took a turn to the south moving towards 25°S which marks the edge of RSMC Nadi's area of responsibility with the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Wellington
, New Zealand
. Gene then crossed 25°S on February 3 and Nadi released their final advisory. Cyclone Gene continued as a Tropical Cyclone for three days before becoming an extratropical cyclone
. Early on February 6 TCWC Wellington released their final advisory on tropical cyclone Gene as they declared it as extratropical.
in the southwest Pacific Ocean
, later that day the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
(RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji, designated the area of low pressure as a tropical disturbance. The next day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed its chances of forming in to a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours as poor. Later that day the JTWC reassessed the disturbances chances of becoming a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as fair, this was because the low level circulation center
was poorly organised. RSMC Nadi then noted that the disturbance had become more organised and, thus the disturbance was upgraded to Tropical Depression 12F. They also assessed the depressions potential of forming in to a tropical cyclone within 24 hours as low. Later that evening as an Anticyclone had helped to develop the disturbance the JTWC upgraded the disturbances chances of forming in to a significant tropical cyclone to good and issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
on the developing depression. On January 27 RSMC Nadi reassessed the depressions potential of developing in to a tropical cyclone as moderate. Later that day they reassessed the potential as moderate to high as the depression had continued to organise whilst noting that the Low Level Circulation Center
(LLCC) was located over the southern coastline of Vanua Levu
.
Early on January 28, as the LLCC moved back over the south Pacific RSMC Nadi upgraded the tropical depression to a tropical cyclone
and assigned the name Gene to the cyclone. At the same time the JTWC issued their first warning on Gene and designated it as tropical cyclone 15P. Gene quickly intensified to become a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale that day before it made landfall on Viti Levu
. Cyclone Gene moved back out over open waters on January 29, moving away from Fiji and towards the southern islands of Vanuatu
. Gene briefly weakened as it encountered the effects of moderate vertical wind shear
. However, this weakening trend was short-lived, as environmental conditions improved, allowing Gene to intensify further; it became a severe tropical cyclone on January 30. On January 31, while the storm was moving closer to Vanuatu, Gene attained peak winds of 150 km/h (95 mph10 min) & 185 km/h (115 mph 1-min) Thus, Cyclone Gene was a Category 3 cyclone on the Australian scale and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
.
During February 1, as Cyclone Gene was moving to the west, Gene recurved and started moving towards the south and missed Vanuatu. The next day cyclone Gene started to temporarily weaken again by becoming a category two cyclone with winds speeds of 95 km/h (60 mph 10 min). This came as cyclone Gene approached 25°S which marks the edge of RSMC Nadi's area of responsibility, to the south of 25°S the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Wellington, New Zealand monitors tropical cyclones, south of 25°S. As Gene crossed in to TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility, Cyclone Gene started to re-intensify becoming a severe tropical cyclone again with peak winds of 120 km/h (105 mph 10 min) however this re-intensification only lasted for 12 hours before Gene began to weaken for the final time by becoming a tropical cyclone that day. Gene slowly weakened over the next couple of days as it moved towards the south east. The JTWC then issued its final warning on February 6 as Cyclone Gene was finishing its extratropical transition, and had also become fully embedded within the baroclinic zone. However TCWC Wellington kept releasing advisories on extratropical Gene, until they released their final advisory on February 9.
on Cyclone Gene. This Bulletin contained a Tropical Cyclone Gale Warning for the following parts of Viti Levu
, Beqa
, Vatulele
, Lomaiviti Group
, Yasawa
, Mamanuca Group as well as the western half of Vanua Levu
as well as nearby smaller islands, a strong wind warning was also issued for the rest of Fiji. However later that day RSMC Nadi cancelled the Tropical cyclone warning for the western part of Vanua Levu
and the Lomaiviti Group
as Gene tracked closer to Viti Levu. They also upgraded the gale warnings to Storm Warnings. However the next day as Gene had tracked over land, RSMC Nadi cancelled all warnings for Fiji on Gene and released their final Special Weather Bulletins for Fiji
.
When Cyclone Gene hit Fiji, it caused widespread minor damage on both of the main islands of Fiji including Vanua Levu
and Viti Levu
as well as a few of the other minor islands in Fiji which included Taveuni
& the Yasawa
group of islands. The minor amount of damage from Cyclone Gene is because of Cyclone Gene being a category one cyclone on the Australian scale. Power cuts were reported in at least half of Fiji
including Suva
and Nadi
however power was quickly restored to these areas. Within Fiji over 340 people evacuated to 61 evacuation centres which were opened by the Fiji
an government. There was also 61 houses completely flattened by cyclone Gene.
The effects of Cyclone Gene were compounded by continuous heavy rainfall and subsequent floods in most parts of Viti Levu. As a result there was significant disruption to water supplies, with several sources becoming contaminated and destroyed as a result there were several cases of Typhoid reported in Fiji with at least 1 person dying from typhoid. There was also seven other deaths from cyclone Gene, five of these were directly related whilst two people were also killed as an indirect result of Cyclone Gene from house fires while using candles to light their homes when the power went out. Within their end of season report RSMC Nadi reported that the total cost of Cyclone Gene was F$51 million (2008), ($35 million 2008 USD).
. The Vanuatu Met then issued a Cyclone Watch and Alert for the whole of Vanuatu. Late the next day Vanuatu Meteorological Service, issued a Cyclone Warning for Erromango
, Tanna, Anatom
as well as the Smaller islands of Aniwa
and Futuna
. On January 30 as Cyclone Gene entered Météo-France
Nouvelle-Calédonie's "Alert Zone". Météo-France placed the whole of New Caledonia
under a Cyclone Alert. The next day Météo-France upgraded the alerts for Lifou
and Mare
, later that day the Vanuatu Meteorological Service cancelled the alerts for Central Vanuatu. On February 3, as Gene had recurved to the south RSMC Nadi issued their final special advisory on Gene for Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Meteorological Service and Météo-France cancelled all alerts that were in force later that day.
Within both countries there was very little impact with no one being injured or killed. Within Vanuatu, the only significant damage being reported was on Futuna island
, with fifteen homes being destroyed and most food gardens damaged.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gene, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa
(mbar), was the third strongest/weakest cyclone within the 2007–08 South Pacific season, that either the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Brisbane
Australia
or RSMC Nadi had monitored in the south Pacific that season.
This was the fourth time that a tropical cyclone had been called Gene. The name Gene has been used two times by RSMC Nadi to name a tropical cyclone, being last used in the 1991–1992 season. After this Cyclone Gene, RSMC Nadi requested to the World Meteorological Organization
that the name be retired. The WMO accepted this request and the name Gene was replaced with the name Glen.
2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season
The 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the least active tropical cyclone seasons on record, with only four tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 2007 until April 30, 2008, although the first cyclone,...
east of 160ºE. RSMC Nadi monitored Gene as the 12th tropical disturbance, as well as the fourth tropical cyclone and the third severe tropical cyclone to form west of 160ºE during the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season
2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season
The 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the least active tropical cyclone seasons on record, with only four tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 2007 until April 30, 2008, although the first cyclone,...
. Gene was also recognised by RSMC Nadi as the fifth tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
and fourth severe tropical cyclone to form within the South Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
during the 2007-08 season.
On January 25, a tropical disturbance formed within the Fijian Archipelago
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
and was designated as Tropical Disturbance 12F. The next day it was upgraded to a tropical depression, whilst on January 27, RSMC Nadi named the depression as Cyclone Gene. Later that day Gene made landfall on Fiji, and caused 8 deaths and $51 million (2008, F$). Cyclone Gene then slowly intensified to a category three cyclone on both the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale and the Australian Cyclone Intensity Scale. Gene then took a turn to the south moving towards 25°S which marks the edge of RSMC Nadi's area of responsibility with the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Gene then crossed 25°S on February 3 and Nadi released their final advisory. Cyclone Gene continued as a Tropical Cyclone for three days before becoming an extratropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
. Early on February 6 TCWC Wellington released their final advisory on tropical cyclone Gene as they declared it as extratropical.
Meteorological history
On January 25 an area of low pressure formed within the Fijian archipelagoFiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, later that day the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
A Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre is responsible for the distribution of information, advisories, and warnings regarding the specific program they have a part of, agreed by consensus at the World Meteorological Organization as part of the World Weather Watch.-Tropical...
(RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji, designated the area of low pressure as a tropical disturbance. The next day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed its chances of forming in to a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours as poor. Later that day the JTWC reassessed the disturbances chances of becoming a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as fair, this was because the low level circulation center
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
was poorly organised. RSMC Nadi then noted that the disturbance had become more organised and, thus the disturbance was upgraded to Tropical Depression 12F. They also assessed the depressions potential of forming in to a tropical cyclone within 24 hours as low. Later that evening as an Anticyclone had helped to develop the disturbance the JTWC upgraded the disturbances chances of forming in to a significant tropical cyclone to good and issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert is a bulletin released by the U.S. Navy-operated Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii or the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Norfolk, Virginia, warning of the possibility of a tropical cyclone forming from a tropical disturbance that has been...
on the developing depression. On January 27 RSMC Nadi reassessed the depressions potential of developing in to a tropical cyclone as moderate. Later that day they reassessed the potential as moderate to high as the depression had continued to organise whilst noting that the Low Level Circulation Center
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
(LLCC) was located over the southern coastline of Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
.
Early on January 28, as the LLCC moved back over the south Pacific RSMC Nadi upgraded the tropical depression to a tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
and assigned the name Gene to the cyclone. At the same time the JTWC issued their first warning on Gene and designated it as tropical cyclone 15P. Gene quickly intensified to become a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale that day before it made landfall on Viti Levu
Viti Levu
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.- Geography and economy :...
. Cyclone Gene moved back out over open waters on January 29, moving away from Fiji and towards the southern islands of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. Gene briefly weakened as it encountered the effects of moderate vertical wind shear
Wind shear
Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere...
. However, this weakening trend was short-lived, as environmental conditions improved, allowing Gene to intensify further; it became a severe tropical cyclone on January 30. On January 31, while the storm was moving closer to Vanuatu, Gene attained peak winds of 150 km/h (95 mph10 min) & 185 km/h (115 mph 1-min) Thus, Cyclone Gene was a Category 3 cyclone on the Australian scale and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale , or the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale , classifies hurricanes — Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms — into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds...
.
Fiji
Early on January 28 RSMC Nadi started to issue Special Weather Bulletins for FijiFiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
on Cyclone Gene. This Bulletin contained a Tropical Cyclone Gale Warning for the following parts of Viti Levu
Viti Levu
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.- Geography and economy :...
, Beqa
Beqa
Beqa is an island in Fiji, an outlier to the main island of Viti Levu, 10 kilometers to the south. The island has a land area of 36 square kilometers and reaches a maximum altitude of 462 meters.-Tradition:...
, Vatulele
Vatulele
Vatulele is a coral and volcanic island 30 kilometers south of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Situated at 18.50° South and 177.63° East, Vatulele has an area of 31.6 square kilometers. Its maximum altitude is only 34 meters....
, Lomaiviti Group
Lomaiviti
The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones. They cover a total area of 411 square kilometers, and had a population of 16,461 at the most recent census in 2007...
, Yasawa
Yasawa
Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the main island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. Located at 17.00° South and 177.23° East, it covers an area of 32 square kilometers. It has a maximum altitude of 244 meters. The population was 1120 in 1983.- References :...
, Mamanuca Group as well as the western half of Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
as well as nearby smaller islands, a strong wind warning was also issued for the rest of Fiji. However later that day RSMC Nadi cancelled the Tropical cyclone warning for the western part of Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
and the Lomaiviti Group
Lomaiviti
The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones. They cover a total area of 411 square kilometers, and had a population of 16,461 at the most recent census in 2007...
as Gene tracked closer to Viti Levu. They also upgraded the gale warnings to Storm Warnings. However the next day as Gene had tracked over land, RSMC Nadi cancelled all warnings for Fiji on Gene and released their final Special Weather Bulletins for Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
When Cyclone Gene hit Fiji, it caused widespread minor damage on both of the main islands of Fiji including Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
and Viti Levu
Viti Levu
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.- Geography and economy :...
as well as a few of the other minor islands in Fiji which included Taveuni
Taveuni
Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, with a total land area of 435 square kilometers . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated 6.5 kilometers to the east of Vanua Levu, across the...
& the Yasawa
Yasawa
Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the main island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. Located at 17.00° South and 177.23° East, it covers an area of 32 square kilometers. It has a maximum altitude of 244 meters. The population was 1120 in 1983.- References :...
group of islands. The minor amount of damage from Cyclone Gene is because of Cyclone Gene being a category one cyclone on the Australian scale. Power cuts were reported in at least half of Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
including Suva
Suva
Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...
and Nadi
Nadi
Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Indian or Fijian, along with a large transient population of foreign...
however power was quickly restored to these areas. Within Fiji over 340 people evacuated to 61 evacuation centres which were opened by the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an government. There was also 61 houses completely flattened by cyclone Gene.
The effects of Cyclone Gene were compounded by continuous heavy rainfall and subsequent floods in most parts of Viti Levu. As a result there was significant disruption to water supplies, with several sources becoming contaminated and destroyed as a result there were several cases of Typhoid reported in Fiji with at least 1 person dying from typhoid. There was also seven other deaths from cyclone Gene, five of these were directly related whilst two people were also killed as an indirect result of Cyclone Gene from house fires while using candles to light their homes when the power went out. Within their end of season report RSMC Nadi reported that the total cost of Cyclone Gene was F$51 million (2008), ($35 million 2008 USD).
Vanuatu and New Caledonia
Late on January 28 RSMC Nadi in conjunction with the Vanuatu Meteorological Service, started to issue special advisories on Cyclone Gene for VanuatuVanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. The Vanuatu Met then issued a Cyclone Watch and Alert for the whole of Vanuatu. Late the next day Vanuatu Meteorological Service, issued a Cyclone Warning for Erromango
Erromango
Erromango is the largest island in Tafea Province, the southernmost province of Vanuatu. Its highest point is Mount Santop, at 886 m. Its largest villages are Port Narvin and Dillons Bay . The former main village was Ipota...
, Tanna, Anatom
Anatom
Anatom is the southernmost island of Vanuatu. It is in the province of Tafea. The largest village is Anelghowhat , on the south side. The island is 159.2 km² in size...
as well as the Smaller islands of Aniwa
Aniwa Island
Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, Vanuatu. As a coral island , it rises a mere 42 m above sea level. In the northwest is Itcharo lagoon, which is open to the sea...
and Futuna
Futuna Island, Vanuatu
Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. It is the easternmost island in the country. It was formed by the uplift of an underwater volcano, which last erupted in the Pleistocene, at least 11,000 years ago. It reaches a height of 666 m. It is sometimes called West Futuna to distinguish...
. On January 30 as Cyclone Gene entered Météo-France
Météo-France
Météo-France is the French national meteorological service.The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but many domestic operations have been decentralised to Toulouse...
Nouvelle-Calédonie's "Alert Zone". Météo-France placed the whole of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
under a Cyclone Alert. The next day Météo-France upgraded the alerts for Lifou
Lifou
Lifou is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.-Geography:Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbour Tiga Island, and several uninhabited islets in between these two...
and Mare
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
, later that day the Vanuatu Meteorological Service cancelled the alerts for Central Vanuatu. On February 3, as Gene had recurved to the south RSMC Nadi issued their final special advisory on Gene for Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Meteorological Service and Météo-France cancelled all alerts that were in force later that day.
Within both countries there was very little impact with no one being injured or killed. Within Vanuatu, the only significant damage being reported was on Futuna island
Futuna Island
Futuna is the name of two islands in the Pacific Ocean:*Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna is one of the Horne Islands, belonging to the French territory of Wallis and Futuna*Futuna Island, Vanuatu, an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu...
, with fifteen homes being destroyed and most food gardens damaged.
Records and naming
| Cyclone Name | Minimum Pressure | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daman Cyclone Daman Severe Tropical Cyclone Daman was the strongest cyclone of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season. Cyclone Daman was the fourth tropical depression and the first severe tropical cyclone to form west of longitude 160°E during the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season... |
925 hPa HPA -Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom... /mbar |
| 2 | Funa Cyclone Funa Severe Tropical Cyclone Funa was the tenth Tropical Disturbance, ninth Tropical Depression, third Tropical Cyclone as well as the second Severe Tropical Cyclone of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season to form to the west of longitude 160°E... |
930 hPa HPA -Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom... /mbar |
| 3 | Gene | 945 hPa HPA -Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom... /mbar |
| 4 | Guba Cyclone Guba Cyclone Guba was a tropical cyclone that resulted in 149 fatalities and severe damage across southeastern Papua New Guinea... |
970 hPa HPA -Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom... /mbar |
| 5 | Elisa | 980 hPa HPA -Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom... /mbar |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gene, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa
HPA
-Organizations:*Halifax Port Authority, a port authority in Canada*Hamburg Port Authority, the port authority for the Port of Hamburg, Germany*Health Protection Agency, a health organization in the United Kingdom...
(mbar), was the third strongest/weakest cyclone within the 2007–08 South Pacific season, that either the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
or RSMC Nadi had monitored in the south Pacific that season.
This was the fourth time that a tropical cyclone had been called Gene. The name Gene has been used two times by RSMC Nadi to name a tropical cyclone, being last used in the 1991–1992 season. After this Cyclone Gene, RSMC Nadi requested to the World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
that the name be retired. The WMO accepted this request and the name Gene was replaced with the name Glen.
See also
- List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons
- 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season2007–08 South Pacific cyclone seasonThe 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the least active tropical cyclone seasons on record, with only four tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 2007 until April 30, 2008, although the first cyclone,...
- Cyclone GubaCyclone GubaCyclone Guba was a tropical cyclone that resulted in 149 fatalities and severe damage across southeastern Papua New Guinea...
- Timeline of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone seasonTimeline of the 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone seasonThe 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season was a below-average season with only four tropical cyclones, forming within the South Pacific to the east of 160°E.An average season has nine tropical cyclones, about half of which become severe tropical cyclones...