Tropical Cyclone Mick Forms Quickly, Hits Fiji in the Southwestern Pacific

Tropical Cyclone Mick on Dec. 14 at 1332 UTC (8:32 a.m. ET), when it was located near 18.5 S and 178.7 E, with winds of 55 knots.

Tropical Cyclone Mick formed over the weekend in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and made a quick landfall over Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu earlier today, December 14. Mick made landfall as a Category 2 Cyclone and brought heavy rains and gusty winds to the island.

Tropical Storm Laurence Set for 2nd Australian Landfall

Tropical Storm Laurence on Dec. 14 at 1343 UTC (8:43 a.m. ET), when it was west-northwest of Darwin, Australia. Satellite imagery showed a disorganized storm.

Tropical Storm Laurence tracked through Darwin Australia this weekend before sliding back into the Timor Sea and now Laurence is forecast to make a second landfall in Australia. Laurence is forecast to make landfall north of Wyndham then parallel the coastline while moving over land for the next couple of days.

Laurence is forecast to make landfall in the Kimberley region, move southwest through the northern area of the Great Sandy Desert and into the Pilbara region.