Cyclone Nigel
Cyclone Nigel on January 19, 1985 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 14, 1985 |
| Dissipated | January 20, 1985 |
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (FMS) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Damage | $40 million (1985 USD) |
| Areas affected | Vanuatu, Fiji |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1984–85 Australian region and the South Pacific cyclone seasons | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Nigel was the second of two tropical cyclones to affect Northern Vanuatu and the Fijian islands during January 1985. The system was first noted as an ill-defined low-pressure area ("low") located within the Intertropical Convergence Zone near the Cape York Peninsula. Over the next few days the low moved eastwards and increased in strength; it was named Nigel on January 16 as it developed into a tropical cyclone.