Cyclone Ului (2010)

The Fiji Meteorological Service first identified the system late on 9 March 2010, roughly 130 kilometres north of Hiw Island, Vanuatu, and it strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 equivalent cyclone within 30 hours. At that intensity it passed through the southern Solomon Islands, causing severe damage on Rennell and Guadalcanal and in Bellona province. On 19 March a teenage surf lifesaver, Saxon Bird, was knocked off his surf ski amid 2 m waves generated by the cyclone.

Formed (UTC)

2010-03-10

Dissipated (UTC)

2010-03-22

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2010070S15168

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: cyclone, south pacific, solomon islands, vanuatu, 2010

Coordinates: -17.04221252264931, 156.293340608013

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2009 to 2012 seasons

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