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State of emergency declared for Tongan islands hit by Cyclone Ula

The cyclone is moving in as west southwesterly direction and is expected to reach Fiji’s Lau group by tomorrow morning.

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As NOAA’s GOES-West satellite orbited atop the South Pacific on Wednesday, it captured an image of the early stages of Tropical Storm Ula.


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“On this projected path, it is expected to lie about 360km east-northeast of Vavau (Tonga) at 1pm on Friday and about 180km northwest of Vavau at 1pm on Saturday”, Mr Kumar said.


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A storm warning remains in force for Ha’apai, Tongatapu and ‘Eua.

Strong wind warning remains in force as well for the Lomaiviti group, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Yasawa and Mamanuca group, including northern and western Viti Levu.

Low-lying areas are expected to be flooded, with “very high to phenomenal seas” developing a damaging swell tonight.

Tonga Met also advised that destructive winds will increase for Ha’apai, Tongatapu and ‘Eua, forecasting an average speed of 80-90km/hr with momentary gusts up to 120km/hr in the next 10-24 hours.

Mostly cloudy with occasional showers, gradually becoming overcast with frequent heavy rain and squally thunderstorms. At its worst, Tuvalu was struck by heavy rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds.

For Niuafo’ou, winds gradually increasing to damaging winds of 65-70 km/hr in the next 18 to 24 hours. Very rough seas with moderate to heavy east to southeast swells.

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The next Tropical Cyclone Advisory for Tonga will be issued about 05:00am this morning.

Prepare For Flash Flooding