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King Island, Tasmania. 406. 1845 Aug 4. The Cataraqui was wrecked when it crashed into rocks off the coast of King Island in stormy weather at 4:30 in the morning on 4 August. [14][15] With 400 dead (another source states 406), it was Australia's worst civil maritime disaster. [16][15] Heat wave.
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".
An Australian region tropical cyclone is a non- frontal, low-pressure system that has developed within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures and little vertical wind shear aloft in either the Southern Indian Ocean or the South Pacific Ocean. [1] Within the Southern Hemisphere there are officially three areas where tropical cyclones ...
2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23. The 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season was a below average but very deadly season when most tropical cyclones formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans between 90°E and 160°E. It produced 8 tropical cyclones with 3 strengthening into severe tropical cyclones.
There were heavy storms (and a possible tornado) [5] which hit Canberra, and the surrounding New South Wales region, on 2 December 2005. The storms were the worst emergency to hit Canberra since the 2003 Canberra bushfires. [6] The storms caused much damage to houses and property, and one man was killed by a falling tree in the suburb of Curtin ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 September 2024. Category 4 Australian region cyclone in 2017 For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Debbie. Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie Debbie approaching Queensland shortly after peak intensity on 28 March Meteorological history Formed 23 March 2017 Remnant low 30 March 2017 ...
A total of 48 recorded tropical cyclones have peaked at Category 5 strength in the Australian region, which is denoted as the part of the Southern Hemisphere between 90°E and 160°E. The earliest tropical cyclone to be classified as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone was Pam which was classified as a Category 5 between February 3 – 5, 1974 ...
Moderate wind damage was reported in Rockingham. Ned is the most southerly landfalling tropical cyclone recorded in Australia and the only storm ever to directly affect Perth city at cyclone strength. Orson. 1989. 23 April. 250 km/h (155 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) 5. $25 million.