![]() Cyclone Evan just off the western coast of Fiji on 17 December | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 9 December 2012 |
Extratropical | 19 December 2012 |
Dissipated | 27 December 2012 |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (FMS) | |
Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 943 hPa (mbar); 27.85 inHg |
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 230 km/h (145 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 929 hPa (mbar); 27.43 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 14 confirmed |
Damage | $313 million (2012 USD) |
Areas affected | Samoa, American Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand |
Part of the 2012–13 South Pacific cyclone season |