1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
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Duration	December 1 – December 11
Peak intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min);; 965 hPa (mbar)

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
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Duration	November 7 – November 11
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min);; 990 hPa (mbar)

1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season
1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season
	Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	November 7, 1973
Last system dissipated	April 28, 1974
Strongest storm
Name	Pam
• Maximum winds	195 km/h (120 mph); (10-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	925 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total disturbances	10
Tropical cyclones	10
Severe tropical cyclones	2
Total fatalities	85
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles
	1973–74 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season; 1973–74 Australian region cyclone season;
	South Pacific tropical cyclone seasons; 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76

The 1973–74 South Pacific cyclone season was an inactive season. In tropical cyclones, it was an average season, but in strength, it was very inactive, with only two severe tropical cyclones.

Systems

Tropical Cyclone SP7301

Severe Tropical Cyclone Natalie–Lottie

This storm initially formed as Natalie, then moved into the Australian region on the same day. Later, it moved back into the South Pacific and was renamed Lottie.^[1] High seas caused the ship Uluilakeba to capsize killing more than 85 people.^[2]^[3] This makes Lottie one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in region in recent decades.^[4]

Tropical Cyclone Monica

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	January 15 – January 20
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Nessie

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	January 17 – January 22
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Vera

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	January 21 – January 22
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min); 985 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Duration	January 30 – February 8
Peak intensity	195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min); 925 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Rebecca

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Duration	February 19 – February 28
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 988 hPa (mbar)

Rebecca was thought to have had a complex evolution with two low-level circulation centres.^[5] It had peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a minimum pressure of 988 hPa (29.18 inHg), before it dissipated during February 28.^[5]

Tropical Cyclone Zoe

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	March 14 – March 20
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Alice

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	March 23 – March 30
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Cyclone Tina

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)

Duration	April 23 – April 28
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Seasonal effects

Name	Dates	Peak intensity			Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Name	Dates	Category	Wind speed	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
SP7301	November 7 – 11	Category 1 tropical cyclone	65 km/h (40 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Natalie-Lottie	December 1 – 11	Category 3 severe tropical cyclone	120 km/h (75 mph)	965 hPa (28.50 inHg)
Monica	January 15 – 20	Category 1 tropical cyclone	65 km/h (40 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Nessie	January 17 – 22	Category 1 tropical cyclone	65 km/h (40 mph)	990 hPa (29.23 inHg)
Vera	January 21 – 22	Category 2 tropical cyclone	100 km/h (65 mph)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Pam	January 30 – February 8	Category 4 severe tropical cyclone	195 km/h (120 mph)	925 hPa (27.32 inHg)
Rebecca	February 19 – 28	Category 1 tropical cyclone	75 km/h (45 mph)	988 hPa (29.18 inHg)				^[5]
Zoe	March 14 – 20	Category 2 tropical cyclone	100 km/h (65 mph)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Alice	March 23 – 30	Category 2 tropical cyclone	100 km/h (65 mph)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Tina	April 23 – 28	Category 2 tropical cyclone	100 km/h (65 mph)	980 hPa (28.94 inHg)
Season aggregates
8 systems	October 19 – April 6		155 km/h (100 mph)	945 hPa (27.91 inHg)

References

^ "Tropical Cyclone Natalie-Lottie track map". Australia Severe Weather.com. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ Raicola, Verenaisi (27 March 2007). "Beware the force of nature". The Fiji Times Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Perhaps the most tragic of all was the Uluilakeba, which capsized in southern Lau during Cyclone Lottie on December 10, 1973. More than 50 people died in that sea disaster.
^ Kalougata, Joeli (October 2004). "The Only Survivor". LDS.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Of the approximately 120 passengers who had boarded the doomed ship, 35 were found alive in the water. We were taken to Suva and admitted to the hospital. There, I learned the details of what had happened. Less than four hours after leaving the dock, we had been struck by Cyclone Lottie, a short-lived Pacific storm.
^ "Cyclone (Daman) spared populated parts of Fiji". Associated Press. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Saison des perturbations tropicales: 1973-1974 dans le pacifique sud-oues". Météorologie Maritime (in French). No. 137. 1976. pp. 49–51. ISSN 2107-0830.

External links

[Natalie-Lottie-1] "Tropical Cyclone Natalie-Lottie track map". Australia Severe Weather.com. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[2] Raicola, Verenaisi (27 March 2007). "Beware the force of nature". The Fiji Times Online. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Perhaps the most tragic of all was the Uluilakeba, which capsized in southern Lau during Cyclone Lottie on December 10, 1973. More than 50 people died in that sea disaster.

[3] Kalougata, Joeli (October 2004). "The Only Survivor". LDS.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Of the approximately 120 passengers who had boarded the doomed ship, 35 were found alive in the water. We were taken to Suva and admitted to the hospital. There, I learned the details of what had happened. Less than four hours after leaving the dock, we had been struck by Cyclone Lottie, a short-lived Pacific storm.

[LottieDeathToll-4] "Cyclone (Daman) spared populated parts of Fiji". Associated Press. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[METMAR-5] "Saison des perturbations tropicales: 1973-1974 dans le pacifique sud-oues". Météorologie Maritime (in French). No. 137. 1976. pp. 49–51. ISSN 2107-0830.

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