cyclone season cyclone season active cyclone seasons tropical cyclones occurring basin east season officially ran november april disturbance season forming november disturbance dissipating period year tropical cyclones form season deaths recorded tropical cyclones basin people killed landfall australia result impacts caused joy names retired tropical cyclone naming lists season tropical cyclones monitored fiji wellington new_zealand whilst tropical cyclones moved west monitored australian region united_states joint typhoon warning center issued unofficial warnings southern pacific issued warnings international date line whilst issued warnings tropical cyclones forming international date line coasts americas designated tropical cyclones number numbers assigned order tropical cyclones developing wellington brisbane use estimate wind speeds minute period estimates sustained winds minute period subsequently compared saffir simpson hurricane wind scale seasonal summary result weaker located north previous seasons julian weaker regular defined previous tropical cyclone seasons result tropical cyclones occurred basin season active record tropical cyclone noted shallow depression november named november intensified tropical cyclone peaking category severe tropical cyclone australian tropical cyclone intensity scale affected fiji islands total damage estimated million noted december absorbed advancing trough low pressure near december precursor tropical low cyclone joy developed near days system moved westwards moved australian region december system subsequently named joy december landfall queensland december basin remained quiet march significant tropical depressions including observed australian region develop tropical cyclones subject gale warnings noted march located east couple days subsequently moved south westwards basin day noted march located southeast couple days system moved south east designated system initiated advisories march moved couple days system moved south southeast turned southwest passed march noted day moving basin final tropical cyclone season lisa moved peak intensity mph day storm moved subtropical jet lisa rapidly weakened tropical depression passing causing significant damage season names joy retired naming lists region determined weak gale force tropical cyclone affected december storms severe tropical cyclone november started monitor shallow tropical depression developed west days system moved west northwest initiated advisories classified depression november subsequently named system depression developed category tropical cyclone australian scale located northwest day cyclone continued intensify developed eye moved west southwest performed small clockwise loop day eye distinct satellite imagery intensified upper level steering flow resulted moving southeast fiji later day reported system peaked category severe tropical cyclone minute sustained wind speeds mph subsequently reported early day peaked minute sustained wind speeds mph equivalent category hurricane remained peak intensity day started gradually weaken passed south passed island groups november early november weakened category tropical cyclone australian scale passed north day system moved eastwards gradually weakened early day system passed south sharply south southeast later day approached system subsequently rapidly weakened transitioned extratropical cyclone influence strong vertical wind shear cooler sea surface temperatures couple days extratropical remnants maintained southeastward track absorbed advancing trough low pressure near december cyclone caused deaths million damages affected fiji islands ahead system affecting fiji hundreds holiday makers evacuated fiji outer island resorts hotels mainland high winds heavy rain forced closure local airports main international airport moved archipelago system destroyed damaged houses building structures bringing electric telephone lines trees system washed away railway bridge sugar cane mills choice village workers refused fields police protection village local church attacked group working sundays defiance fiji sunday decree minor damage weak structures trees banana plantations electric telephone lines recorded islands minor damage crops structures reported tropical cyclone lisa tropical cyclone lisa moved australian region category tropical cyclone sustained wind speeds mph couple days lisa moved south eastwards passed islands gradually weakened lost tropical cyclone characteristics lisa remnants subsequently started influence upper level mid latitude trough reached secondary peak intensity mph days system continued southeast slowly weakening noted dissipating east wellington new_zealand reports significant damage associated lisa systems december response formation tropical low developed south east days moved westwards moved australian basin december later named joy weak gale force tropical cyclone affected december march significant tropical depressions including observed australian region tropical cyclones australian scale subject gale warnings noted march located east couple days subsequently moved south westwards basin day noted march located southeast couple days system moved south east designated system initiated advisories march moved couple days system moved south southeast turned southwest passed march noted day moved australian region season effects table lists storms developed east season includes intensity australian tropical cyclone intensity scale duration deaths damages data taken warning centers region noted
1990–91 South Pacific cyclone season