Cyclone Nancy (2005)

Forming out of an area of low pressure on 10 February 2005, Nancy organised quickly into a small but intense cyclone and was the second of four severe tropical cyclones to affect the Cook Islands that month. Winds estimated at up to 241 km/h wreaked havoc across the Southern Group of islands, which had already been hit by Cyclone Meena days earlier. The islands sustained significant damage over a five-week run of storms from the beginning of February to early March.

Formed (UTC)

2005-02-10

Dissipated (UTC)

2005-02-18

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2005042S12190

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, cook islands, south pacific, damage

Coordinates: -17.920092440588224, -159.06997688985294

Part of South Pacific tropical cyclones of category 4 and above in the 1997 to 2009 seasons

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