 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2014) |
 Cyclone Lusi on March 12, 2014 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 March 2014 |
| Extratropical | 14 March 2014 |
| Dissipated | 17 March 2014 |
| Category 3 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (FMS) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Damage | $3 million (2014 USD) (New Zealand only) |
| Areas affected | Vanuatu, Fiji, New Zealand |
| IBTrACS / [1] | |
Part of the 2013–14 South Pacific cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Lusi was the second severe tropical cyclone of the 2013–14 season and affected Fiji, Vanuatu and New Zealand.
The system that was to become Cyclone Lusi was first noted as a tropical disturbance on 7 March, while it was located to the east of Fiji. Over the next three days the system moved towards the north-northeast and gradually developed further, before it was named Lusi, late on 9 March, after it had developed into a tropical cyclone. The system dissipated on 17 March.