Severe Tropical Cyclone Cody was a strong tropical cyclone in the

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which caused widespread damage in Fiji. The second tropical cyclone and first severe tropical cyclone of the

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, Cody was first noted by the

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(FMS) on 5 January as Tropical Disturbance 03F. The tropical depression killed one person, and over 4,500 people were evacuated. On 10 January, the system was upgraded to a Category 1 tropical cyclone by the FMS, receiving the name Cody. While the FMS recorded a peak intensity of 130 km/h (80 mph), the

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(JTWC) only recorded a peak intensity of 95 km/h (60 mph). Cody was the first tropical cyclone in

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Meteorological history

The

(FMS) began monitoring a tropical disturbance on 5 January at 09:54 UTC, designating the system as ''03F''. Later that day, the

(JTWC) began monitoring 03F, though its development was inhibited due to

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. The system's chances of developing increased, and on 8 January, the JTWC issued a

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for 03F. On the same day at 21:00 UTC, the JTWC upgraded 03F to a tropical depression, assigning it the designation ''05P''. 03F briefly weakened on the next day; however, it reorganized, with a satellite scatterometer pass showing winds of prompting the JTWC to upgrade it to a tropical storm. On 10 January, the FMS upgraded 03F to a Category 1 cyclone on the

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and assigned it the name ''Cody''. The FMS estimated peak 10-minute sustained winds of , with the JTWC estimating peak 1-minute sustained winds of . The JTWC assessed that Cody transitioned into a

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on 11 January, with the FMS issuing its last advisory for Cody on 12 January at 19:15 UTC.

Preparations and impact

One person was killed as a result of the cyclone, with over 4,500 people evacuated in Fiji. The tsunami that was caused by the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai on January 15 was amplified in

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as a result of the storm surge created by Cyclone Cody.

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Meteorological history

Preparations and impact

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