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Tropical Cyclone Seroja crossed the Western Australia state coast south of the tourist town of Kalbarri with winds gusting up to 170 kph (106 mph) shortly after dark Sunday, officials said Monday.
The final death toll was 173, with over 2000 houses destroyed. [35] [36] Cyclone/sinking: Western Australia: 150+ 1912 Mar 21–22: The SS Koombana was lost in a cyclone between Port Hedland and Broome during a cyclone with all on board (around 158 people). [37] [38] The cyclone crossed the Western Australia coast around Balla Balla, early on ...
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] 1898 Bushfire: Red Tuesday bushfires: 12 Two thousand buildings 1899 Cyclone: Cyclone Mahina: 300–410 1903 Cyclone ...
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 .
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands of people in coastal towns along Australia's Great Barrier Reef are without power and sheltering within their homes as the epicentre of a tropical cyclone nears ...
The Australian region tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between 90°E and 160°E. [1] The basin is officially monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology as well as the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), and the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service. [1]
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper was the wettest tropical cyclone in Australian history, surpassing Peter of 1979. [2] The third disturbance of the 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season and the first named storm and severe tropical cyclone of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season, Jasper was first noted as an area of low pressure located in the South Pacific Ocean, which was initially ...
Cyclone Vance made landfall over Exmouth as a strong category five, one of the strongest landfalling cyclones recorded in Australia. Exmouth was devastated, with the whole town badly damaged and many houses destroyed. It was also the costliest cyclone on record to hit Western Australia with damage totaling over $100 million Aud. Elaine: 1999: ...