Tropical Cyclone Jasmine dumped over half the month's average rainfall onto Tongatapu on Wednesday, flooding large areas of the capital Nuku'alofa and surrounding villages, forcing hundreds of people from their homes, and bringing down power poles, electric lines and trees. But Jasmine's heady aroma was not so sweet.
You are here
Results for Natural events
Friday 17 February 2012
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Premium content
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The tropical cyclone warning previously in force for Vava'u and Ha'apai is now cancelled by the Tonga Meteorology Service, in a last special weather bulletin for today.
Premium content
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Premium content
Nadi, Fiji
Tropical Cyclone Cyril, category 1 centre [987hpa] was located about 15 miles southwest of Vava'u or about 150 miles north-northeast of Nuku'alofa at 6:00 am this morning, 7 February 2012. Cyril is moving east-southeast at 18 knots, a Special Weather Bulletin from the RSMC - Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre warns.
Premium content
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tropical cyclone alert remains in force for Ha'apai, Vava'u and Tongatapu group. A strong wind warning remains in force for all Tonga land areas and coastal waters. Tropical depression 11f located near Lifuka, west of Tonga, is moving towards the east-southeast at 12 knots or about 22 km/hours. The depression may develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 12 or 24 hours, Tonga's Meteorological Service warned in its Special Weather Bulletin at 6:20am today.
Premium content
Friday 23 December 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A cloudy with showers outlook for Christmas Day in Tonga is forecasted by the National Weather Forecast Centre at Fua'amotu.
Premium content
Friday 23 September 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A strong, shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Tonga's northern Niuafo'ou island shortly after noon. No tsunami reports have been issued at this time.
Premium content
Thursday 7 July 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga remains unprepared for a local tsunami and Nuku'alofa is particularly at risk, Tonga's Director of Meteorology 'Ofa Fa'anunu warned today after this morning's tsunami alert, saying that better community alert systems need to be urgently put in place.
Premium content
Thursday 7 July 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa had a sleepy day today with government schools and the central market closed and few people returning to work, following this morning's tsunami alert and warning for Tonga.
Premium content
Thursday 7 July 2011
Premium content
NOAA Bulletin No. 3
The TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR TONGA and NEW ZEALAND.
Premium content
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 5.28 earthquake centred close to Tongatapu was felt in Nuku'alofa at 4:09 pm this afternoon, with a sharp upward jolt followed by a brief tremor.
Premium content
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four significant waves from Japan's tsunami event on March 11 travelled across the Pacific and were felt in Tonga where fluctuating sea levels up to 1.2m were recorded for several hours after a first wave hit Nuku'alofa's tidal gauge at 5:30 am on Saturday.
Premium content
Saturday 12 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tonga at 2:19 pm this afternoon, centred 106 km (65miles) South East of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu.
Premium content
Saturday 12 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The people of Niuatoputapu in the north of Tonga fled to higher ground on their small isolated island last night, fearing another tsunami, when a warning was issued around 10 pm after the Japan March 11 earthquake triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami event.
Premium content
Saturday 12 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Strong currents and a swelling of the sea level was observed along the Nuku'alofa foreshore at 8:15 am this morning, over an hour after NOAA recorded a sea level rise of 0.37m or 1.2 feet at Nuku'alofa at 17:51GMT (6:51am local time).
Premium content
Saturday 12 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's low-lying Ha'apai islands experienced some coastal flooding early this morning, with police reporting water coming through sea front houses at Pangai but causing no substantial damage, while boat owners reported unusual drops in coastal sea levels at Foa Island.
Premium content
Saturday 12 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongans are on alert this morning as the estimated time of arrival at 5:00 am of a tsunami wave generated by the Japan earthquake on March 11 has passed. The low tide this morning is at 6:16am.
Premium content
Friday 11 March 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A widespread tsunami warning is in effect for the South Pacific islands, including Tonga, tonight following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan this evening. Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times for Tonga local time 5:05 am Saturday 12 March. Tsunami Bulletin Number 4 issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre NOAA
Premium content
Monday 31 January 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A short sharp earthquake magnitude 5.8 centred 83 km (51 miles) SSW from Nuku'alofa, was felt in the capital this evening at about 7:03 pm, where it shook buildings for a few seconds.
Premium content
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tropical Cyclone Wilma hit Tonga's Ha'apai group yesterday morning, January 25, tearing off dozens of rooftops, with reports of houses collapsing and power poles falling, as the centre of the Category 3 cyclone passed over central and southern Ha'apai, moving toward the south west.With photos by Uikelotu Paletu'a.
Premium content
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Premium content
Fua'amotu,Tongatapu,Tonga
As Cyclone Wilma continues to move South-southwest at about 8 knots, the National Weather Forecasting Centre Fua'amotu at 4.35am today, 25 January warned that on this track the cyclone center is expected to lie near 30km south of Vava'u or about 80km north-northeast of Lifuka by around 1pm today.
Premium contentPages
Tonga weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK. See also Fua'amotu Weather Forecasting Center, Tonga, for latest local weather bulletin.