Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for ANA-21
in Fiji

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone ANA-21 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000763
Name ANA-21
From - To 30 Jan - 01 Feb
Exposed countries Fiji
Exposed population 310 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 120 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge 0.7 m (30 Jan 22:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Fiji)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 74 km/h 0.7 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 140 km/h 0.7 m 731 mm 0.5
GFS 133 km/h 0.7 m 1119 mm 0.5
ECMWF 115 km/h 0.7 m 715 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Fiji, Tonga - Tropical cyclone activity (ECHO 01 Feb 2021)Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:15

  • Tropical cyclone ANA, crossed Viti Levu Island and Kadavu Islands on 30-31 January with maximum sustained wind up to 110-120 km/h.
  • According to the National Disaster Management Office of Fiji, there are 10,259 people in 318 evacuation centres across the country, with 5,776 in Fiji’s northern division that was badly hit by tropical cyclone Yasa. One person died and five are missing.
  • In the meantime, another tropical cyclone named BINA, was moving south-east close the past track of ANA. On 1 February at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located 163 km north-west of northern Vanua Levu Island (northern Fiji), with maximum sustained wind of 65 km/h.
  • BINA is weakening in a low pressure system while ANA will continue moving southward offshore.
  • Storm and flood warnings are in effect for most of Fiji Islands. On 1-2 February, heavy rain and strong wind are forecast over Fiji and Tonga.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),