 Cyclone Guba near Papua New Guinea on 16 November | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 12 November 2007 |
| Dissipated | 20 November 2007 |
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (Aus) | |
| Highest winds | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 971 hPa (mbar); 28.67 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 967 hPa (mbar); 28.56 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 149 total |
| Damage | $71.4 million (2007 USD) |
| Areas affected | Papua New Guinea |
| IBTrACS / [1] | |
Part of the 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba was the most recent tropical cyclone to form in the Port Moresby area of responsibility. The storm resulted in 149 fatalities and severe damage across southeastern Papua New Guinea in November 2007. The firstly-named cyclone of the 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season, Guba formed on 13 November 2007 close to the island of New Guinea, and reached tropical cyclone intensity the next day by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Brisbane, with the TCWC in Port Moresby assigning the name Guba. It meandered in the northern Coral Sea for the next week, strengthening to a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on 16 November. It posed a threat to the Australian Cape York Peninsula, but remained offshore, and finally dissipated on 20 November.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba Final Report" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010.