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1980

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  • January 2 – 5, 1980 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Peni caused a minor amount of damage to the island nation.[1]
  • March 24, 1980 – Tropical Cyclone Tia caused a moderate amount of damage to the island nation.[1]
  • April 3 – 4, 1980 – Tropical Cyclone Wally caused a severe amount of damage to the island nation.[1]

1981

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  • January 13 – 16, 1981 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Arthur caused a severe amount of damage to the island nation.[1]

1982

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  • January 1982 – Tropical Cyclone Hettie caused a minor amount of damage to the island nation.[1]

1983

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  • MARK
  • February 26 – March 2, 1983 – Oscar
  • March 25–28, 1983 – Sarah

1984

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  • March 16–19, 1984 – Cyril – Flooding
  • UNNAMED–2

1985

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  • January 14–19 – Eric
  • January 16–20 – Nigel
  • March 3 – 8, 1985 – Gavin
  • March 10 – 18, 1985 – Hina

1986

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  • ALFRED
  • KELI
  • MARTIN
  • OSEA
  • December 24, 1986 – Tropical Cyclone Raja passed to the west of Rotuma where it caused gale-force winds and extensive damage to houses, vehicles, coastal roads and crops.[2]
  • December 24 – 30, 1986 – Severe Tropical Cyclone Raja impacted the island nation and was responsible for FJ$16 million (FJ$14 million) in damages, one death and the worst flood of the Labasa River since 1929.

1987

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  • VELI
  • BOLA

1988

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  • December 22 – 27, 1988 – Tropical Cyclone Eseta caused strong gusty winds and prolonged heavy rainfall over the Fiji Islands between , with Nadi airport reporting sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and wind gusts of 58 mph (95 km/h).[3] The heavy rain lead to flooding over various parts of the island nation, with minor damage to roads and crops reported.[4]

1989

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  • KERRY
  • May 28 - 30, 1989 – A cloud band associated with a tropical depression located to the far west of Fiji, caused flooding in low-lying areas of Viti Levu.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Campbell, John R (1984). Dealing with disaster: hurricane response in Fiji (PDF). p. 55. ISBN 0866380582. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Krishna, Ram (January 22, 1987). Tropical Cyclone Report 87/1: Tropical Cyclone Raja (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service.
  3. ^ Prasad Rajendra (1989). DeAngellis, Richard M (ed.). Tropical Cyclone Eseta (Mariners Weather Log: Fall 1989). United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 42334.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Flooding in Fiji 1840 – 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).