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The storms developed from a low pressure system to the west of Victoria, generating thunderstorms during the morning of 6 March, [8] which began travelling across the state roughly from northwest to southeast, passing directly through central Melbourne at around 2:40 pm. Multiple storm cells existed, one in Western Victoria and another in Central Victoria and Melbourne, other mostly rain ...
An Australian region tropical cyclone is a non-frontal, ... Later in 2021, the Australian tropical cyclone warning centre was officially named as TCWC Melbourne. [5]
On 25 December 1869, a cyclone levelled the towns of Roebourne and Cossack with many deaths. [95] In 1875, a cyclone destroyed the pearling fleet in the Exmouth Gulf, resulting in 59 deaths. [95] In 1877, six barques, six men and cargoes of guano worth £20,000 were lost at the Lacepede Islands. [95] In 1880, a 20 feet (6.1 m) storm surge ...
The cyclone reached its peak intensity that day, with BoM estimating Seth as a category 2 tropical cyclone, with sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), before subsequently downgrading the storm to a category 1 tropical cyclone at 18:00 UTC that same day. At 06:00 UTC on 1 January, the BoM reclassified Seth as an ex-tropical cyclone. [4]
31 August 1849 – A snowstorm blankets Melbourne (with accumulation on the streets). [3] 1863 – A major flood puts Port Melbourne underwater leaving thousands homeless across the city and drowning one man at Princes Bridge. [4] 26 July 1882 – Snow falls for half an hour in Melbourne. [5] 1882 – Elizabeth Street in Melbourne is flooded.
Cyclone: Cyclone Sigma: 23–26 1897 Cyclone: 1897 Darwin cyclone: 28 Destroyed the city of Darwin: £150,000 (1897 AUD) The cyclone is considered the worst cyclone to strike the Northern Territory of Australia prior to Cyclone Tracy in 1974. [9] [10] Prior to contemporary naming conventions, the storm became known as the "Great Hurricane". [11 ...
The 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season was the fifth consecutive season to have below-average activity in terms of named storms. Despite this, it was the second in a row to have at least five severe tropical cyclones, including Australia's wettest tropical cyclone on record.
During the 7 February event, Melbourne's south eastern suburbs were flash flooded including Glen Waverley, Narre Warren, Pakenham, Koo Wee Rup and Berwick. [39] Newbridge - floods caused major damage to the Newbridge Recreation Reserve. [40] Rochester - worst floods in its history with around 200 houses, representing 80% of the community ...