May 23, 2013
As of Friday morning, EDT, there were no active tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean and none are forecast to develop for at least the next 24 hours.
By AccuWeather.Com Meteorologist Rob Richards.
South Pacific Hurricane Basin
Tropical News
- GOES-East Fails for Second Time in One Year
- May 23, 2013; 9:37 AM
- GOES-East failed again late Tuesday. It is one of the main satellites meteorologists use for the eastern part of the United States and the tropical Atlantic.
- Tropical Cyclone Mahasen Makes Landfall in Bangladesh
- May 16, 2013; 9:42 AM
- Tropical Cyclone Mahasen has made landfall just northwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Timeline of Sandy, Controversy Surrounding the Storm
- April 30, 2013; 6:47 AM
- AccuWeather.com has assembled a timeline of the major events that have put Sandy in the spotlight and held it there for six months.
- NWS Broadens Hurricane Warning Definition
- April 08, 2013; 8:30 PM
- As of June 1, the definitions of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings will be broadened.
- Social Media: Key Tool in Relaying Severe Weather Information
- April 08, 2013; 8:21 AM
- While Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc along the East Coast late in October 2012, the power of sending real-time weather information and photos on social media was apparent.
- Post Sandy: The Jersey Shore's Susceptibility to Major Storms
- April 08, 2013; 7:14 AM
- Could the inflicted damage to the coastline have been avoided with advance preparation?
- Tropical Cyclone Freda Strikes Solomon Islands
- December 31, 2012; 4:25 AM
- Tropical Cyclone Freda has brought heavy rainfall to the Solomon Islands and is currently churning over the open Coral Sea.
- Deadly Tropical Cyclone Evan Approaching Fiji
- December 16, 2012; 6:10 AM
- While Samoa cleans up from the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Evan, Fiji is threatened as the storm travels to the west-southwest.
- Super Typhoon Bopha Now Twice as Deadly as Sandy
- December 11, 2012; 6:34 AM
- The people of the Philippines are continuing to pick up the pieces in the wake of what was Super Typhoon Bopha.
- Infographic: Stats of 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- December 03, 2012; 5:48 AM
- An infographic covers all the stats of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, showing high numbers for the whole season.