After rapidly intensifying Cause_change_of_strength throughout November 16 and 17 , Tia passed Motion_directional within of the Solomon Island : Anuta at around 1800 UTC on November 17 , before passing Motion_directional near Tikopia Island six hours later .

As Tia moved Motion near Tikopia , the system reached Achieve its peak intensity as a category 3 severe tropical cyclone , with 10‑minute sustained windspeeds of .

The Solomon Island of Tikopia was the worst affected island , after more than 1,000 people were left Causation homeless on the island and 90 % of all dwellings were destroyed Destroying .

As the system peaked , it performed Hold a small clockwise cyclonic loop within the vicinity of Tikopia island , as a result Causation of the steering flow over the cyclone Catastrophe becoming Becoming weak and variable .

Heavy rainfall Self_motion and strong winds Self_motion were particularly disastrous Catastrophe to the Solomon Islands , especially on the islands of Anuta and Tikopia .