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A tornado refers to a violently rotating column of air that reaches the ground, which can be among the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomena. [1] In Australia, a tornado is also known as a twister or willy-willy. The earliest recorded tornado in Australia was in 1795. The country experiences about 60 tornadoes per year. [2]
2 February 1918 – The Brighton tornado, an EF3 class and the most intense tornado to hit a major Australian city, strikes the bayside suburb of Brighton. [9] April 1923 – Melbourne records no rain for the entire month. This would remain as the only rainless month in Melbourne's 170 years of records. [10]
The Victorian SES handled more than 2000 calls in the first six hours; Powercor reported more than 3300 people without power; Jemena recorded more than 20,000 within its distribution area of inner Melbourne in result of the storm; Melbourne airport was closed; [89] and the Insurance Council of Australia estimated a total damages bill of A$ 100 ...
As of Friday afternoon, the U.S. 192 tornado near Deer Park remained the only confirmed twister in Brevard County that was generated by Hurricane Ian.
Officials from the weather service in Melbourne have been assessing damage daily across the Treasure Coast from tornadoes embedded in Milton’s outer bands of rain. 'Everyone is okay here': Fort ...
The weather service office in Melbourne received reports Wednesday from Okeechobee, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties "that suggest multiple tornadoes touched down," said William Ulrich ...
2003 Bendigo tornado; Heat waves. 2012-2013 Angry Summer; ... 1983 Melbourne dust storm; 2009 Australian dust storm; See also. List of weather records, ...
Tornado: Kin Kin tornado: 3 100,000 AUD A tornado swept through the town of Kin Kin. [50] 1974 Bushfire: 1974-75 Australian bushfire season: 6 Farmers' crops, 57,000 farm animals, and 10,200 kilometres (6,300 mi) of fencing Fire burned up 117 million hectares (290 million acres), which is 15% of Australia's land. [51] 1974 Flood: Brisbane flood: 16