Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare occurrence Tuesday: three named tropical cyclones active at the same time: Alfred, Rae and Seru.
It’s the first time in four years the feat has happened in the region, the limits of which start east of Australia and extend about 5,000 miles from the Coral Sea through the South Pacific Ocean.
It last happened as the calendar flipped from January to February in 2021 when tropical cyclones Bina, Ana and Lucas all had sustained winds of at least 50 mph, according to a CNN analysis of NOAA’s historical tropical data.
