 Satellite image of Cyclone Kina near its peak intensity on 30 December | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 23 December 1992 |
| Dissipated | 5 January 1993 |
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (FMS) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 220 km/h (140 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 26 total |
| Damage | $110 million (1993 USD) |
| Areas affected | Fiji and Southern Tonga |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1992–93 South Pacific cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Kina was at the time the costliest storm to impact Fiji on record. Total losses from Kina are estimated to be near $F170 million ($US110 million). The system was first noted as a tropical depression, to the east of the Solomon Islands on 23 December. Over the next few days the system moved south-eastwards and gradually developed further, before it was named Kina, after it had developed into a tropical cyclone on 26 December.