| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
 Cyclone Ofa on February 3 | |
| Formed | January 27, 1990 |
| Dissipated | February 10, 1990 Became extratropical on February 8 at 0600 UTC |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 185 km/h (115 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 925 hPa (mbar); 27.32 inHg |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Damage | $180 million (1990 USD) |
| Areas affected | Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tokelau, Niue, Tonga |
| Part of the 1989-90 South Pacific cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa was one of the worst tropical cyclones, to affect the Samoan Islands since the 1889 Apia cyclone. The tropical depression that was to become Ofa, was first noted developing within the South Pacific convergence zone, to the southeast of Funafuti on the South Pacific island of Tuvalu.