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Severe Tropical Cyclone Justin was a destructive and erratic tropical cyclone which caused seven deaths and had a major economic impact in northern Queensland, Australia. It had a long 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -week life from 6 March to 24 March 1997.
The 1918 Innisfail cyclone made landfall in the area around Innisfail, Queensland, Australia on 10 March 1918. It was more severe than the earlier Mackay storm. Only 12 houses survived being unroofed or totally destroyed. Damage was also sustained in Cairns, 100 km to the north, and inland to the Atherton Tableland.
Cyclone: Around Cairns, Queensland: 7: 1997 Mar: Cyclone Justin. 1 death from landslide. There were also 26 deaths from the same cyclone in Papua New Guinea. [274] Rail accident: Glenbrook, New South Wales: 7: 1999 Dec: Glenbrook train disaster. Collision by a CityRail Intercity train into the rear wagon of an Indian Pacific train after "Stop ...
Name Duration Peak intensity Areas affected Damage (Deaths Refs Wind speed Pressure Felicity: 13 – 20 December 1989: 140 km/h (85 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg)
[83] [citation needed] Severe Tropical Cyclones Fran (1992) and Beni (2003) were Category 5 severe tropical cyclones, before they moved into the Australian region from the South Pacific basin. [84] [85] Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului weakened into a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone, as it moved across 160°E into the Australian region. [86]
Tropical cyclones portal; 2010–11 Queensland floods – Severe flooding in Queensland that took place alongside Tasha's precipitation impact; 2010–11 Australian region cyclone season; Cyclone Yasi; Cyclone Oswald – storm of similar strength to Tasha, which was a catalyst in the 2013 Eastern Australia floods.
A storm is considered a bomb cyclone when the barometric pressure falls at least 0.71 of an inch of mercury (24 millibars) in 24 hours. Far surpassing that measure, Storm Eowyn plummeted more than ...
On March 12, 1934, a powerful cyclone crossed the coast of Far North Queensland at Cape Tribulation. A pearling fleet was decimated by the system, resulting in the loss of 75 lives. The towns of Daintree and Mossman suffered extensive damage, with damage to vegetation reported in Cairns. [1]