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Cyclone Mahina was the deadliest cyclone in recorded Australian history, and also potentially the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. Mahina struck Bathurst Bay , Cape York Peninsula , colonial Queensland , on 4 March 1899, and its winds and enormous storm surge combined to kill more than 300 people.
The most intense tropical cyclone(s) in the Australian Region were cyclones Gwenda and Inigo. By 10-minute sustained wind speed, the strongest were Cyclone Orson, Cyclone Monica and Cyclone Marcus. Storms with an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) or less are listed. Storm information was less reliably documented and recorded before 1985. [6]
Cyclone Marcus at peak intensity on 21 March 2018, over the Indian Ocean to the west of Australia. Category 5 severe tropical cyclones are tropical cyclones that reach Category 5 intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale within the Australian region. They are by definition the strongest tropical cyclones that can form on Earth.
Tropical Cyclone Records from the Global Weather & Climate Extremes (World Meteorological Organization) Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Cyclone History; Discussion of size extremes for tropical cyclones near Australia Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine "FAQ : Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones".
Upon making landfall in Queensland as an extremely powerful Category 5 severe tropical cyclone on March 4, 1899, [16] Severe Tropical Cyclone Mahina produced a 40-foot storm surge, the highest ever recorded. The flooding killed 400–410 people, making it the deadliest cyclone in Australian history.
On 27 November 2014, Brisbane was hit by a Mesoscale convective system [58] which brought wind gusts up to 141 kilometres per hour (88 mph), reaching speeds of Category 2 tropical cyclones, and hail stones up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in diameter. It was the worst storm to hit Brisbane since 18 January 1985 [59] and caused over A$ 1 billion in ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 August 2024. Category 5 Australian region cyclone in 2006 Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica Monica prior to peak intensity on 23 April Meteorological history Formed 16 April 2006 Remnant low 24 April 2006 Dissipated 28 April 2006 Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 10-minute sustained (BOM) Highest winds ...
A map of all tropical cyclone tracks, encompassing the period between the years 1985 and 2005. This is a list of wettest tropical cyclones by country , using all known available sources. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong , Mexico, Taiwan, Micronesia 's Yap and Chuuk , and the United States, with ...