Wind Damage Dataset for Buildings from 2016 Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji

On 20 February 2016, Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston (TC Winston) made landfall in Fiji, causing damage to over 30,000 buildings. This article presents an empirical wind damage dataset for Fiji buildings collected from onsite observations in the TC Winston aftermath. The dataset represents over 700 building-specific records of hazard, building and damage variables recorded during a four-day survey in March 2016. Physical damage to building structures, contents, stock, equipment and plant are presented, along with disruption to residential building habitability and non-residential building services.