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Strong winds hit Australia’s northeast coast Friday, leaving thousands without power, but the area was spared heavy damage as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily weakened into a tropical storm. Wind gusts ...
Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirrily was a long-lived and strong tropical cyclone that affected East Australia and the Northern Territory during January and February 2024. The third named storm and severe tropical cyclone of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season , Kirrily developed from a tropical low that formed within the Coral Sea .
Residents have begun battening down homes and businesses with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily forecast to cross the Australian northeast coast on Thursday, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain.
The Bureau of Meteorology said tropical cyclone Kirrily will cross the coast near the tourist town of Townsville on Thursday night, bringing with it wind gusts of up to 165 km (103 miles) per hour
After a significant lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Anggrek and Tropical Low 03U formed on 10 and 11 January respectively, [8] [9] with the latter dissipating on 23 January. [10] The next day, Cyclone Kirrily formed. [11] Tropical Low 06U formed on 30 January, dancing out of basin the next day and waltzing back in on 5 February.
After a significant lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Anggrek and Tropical Low 03U formed on 10 and 11 January respectively, [67] [13] with the latter dissipating on 23 January. [24] The next day, Cyclone Kirrily formed. [23] Tropical Low 06U formed on 30 January, dancing out of basin the next day and waltzing back in on 5 February.
Kirrily was the second tropical cyclone in the area since December when cyclone Jasper caused widespread regional damage. Meanwhile, parts of Queensland and southern neighbour New South Wales were ...
Cyclone Kirrily (2009) – a weak Category 1 tropical cyclone that made landfall over Aru Islands. Cyclone Kirrily (2024) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in Queensland. Following the 2023–24 season, the name Kirrily was retired from the rotating list of names for the Australian Region; it will never be used to name ...