AUSTRALIA NOTEWORTHLY METEOROLOGICAL EVENTS

[AussieMark]

<b>December 20 - 25, 1974 - Tropical Cyclone Tracy (4)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/cyclone_tracey.shtml

<b>April 22 - 23, 1989 - Tropical Cyclone Orson(5)<b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/roebourne/orson.shtml

<b>February 24-25, 1995 - Tropical Cyclone Bobby(4)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/onslow/bobby.shtml

<b>April 10 -11, 1996 - Tropical Cyclone Olivia (4)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/inland_pilbara/olivia.shtml

<B>December 6 - 12, 1998 - Tropical Cyclone Thelma(5)</B>
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/thelma/

<B>March 17 - 24, 1999 - Tropical Cyclone Vance(5)</B>
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/vance/vance.shtml

<B>April 17 - 21, 2000 - Tropical Cyclone Rosita(4)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/broome/rosita.shtml

<B>March 16 - 28, 2004 - Tropical Cyclone Fay(4)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/fay/index.shtml

<b>March 6 - 17, 2005 - Tropical Cyclone Ingrid(5)</b>
http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/tc_ingrid/index.shtml

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<B>ALSO CHECK OUT THIS</B>

<B>April 14, 19999 -Sydney Hailstorm</B>
http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/storms/sydney_hail/hail_report.shtml

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/c20thc/cyclone.shtml

<B>December 25, 1974 - Tropical Cyclone Tracey(3)</B>
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/c20thc/cyclone4.shtml

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[AussieMark]

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[pojo]

Cyclone Tracy was one amazing storm. In essence, Tracy could be tied with Andrew... compact, but deadly. I've tried to look for satellite images, but I could only find one impressive radar loop from Darwin.

[AussieMark]

Its really hard to find satellite images of her.

[isobar]

That radar loop of Tracy is amazing ... looks more like a large tornado than a TC.

[AussieMark]

updated a few links

[P.K.]

This has some good photos: http://www.sydneystormchasers.com/2004/dec13.htm

[AussieMark]

Ingrid link added

[MurrayWx]

G'day tropicalweatherwatcher! excellent sumamry!!

A couple of questions:

-Do you belive that there could be an increased chance of cyclonic activity in our summer?

-What is the furthest south a cyclone has reached? what conditions resulted in this?

[AussieMark]

G'day tropicalweatherwatcher! excellent sumamry!!

A couple of questions:

-Do you belive that there could be an increased chance of cyclonic activity in our summer?

-What is the furthest south a cyclone has reached? what conditions resulted in this?

well the 2001-2004 cyclone seasons have been very inactive. The 2004-05 season was one of the least inactive for Australia in the last 30 years.

The 2004/5 Australian-region tropical storm season featured 8 storms of which 3 made severe tropical cyclone strength (U.S. hurricane equivalent). These figures compare to 30-year climatology values of 10.7 and 5.8 respectively.

A fourth consecutive inactive season. Only 6 years in the last 30 have seen less tropical storms. The period 2001/2 to 2004/5 has seen the lowest activity of any four-year period in the last 30 years. We believe this is due to the persistent warm anomaly in the ENSO Niño 4
region sea surface temperatures during this period.

This season we could see more average numbers tho due to the Nino 4 region being average

The TSR (Tropical Storm Risk) early September forecast update for Australian-region tropical cyclone activity in 2005/6 continues to anticipate activity close to average. The forecast spans the Australian
season from the 1st November 2005 to the 30th April 2006 and is based on data available through the end of August 2005. Our main predictor is the forecast anomaly in October-November Niño 4 sea surface temperatures (SST) which we anticipate will be close to average at 0.20±0.25oC. Since SSTs in this region are linked to vertical wind shear over the Australian region during Austral summer, an average Niño 4 SST indicates average wind shear and average tropical storm activity. Thus we expect Australian basin cyclone activity and landfalling numbers to be close to average in 2005/6. Monthly updated forecasts will follow through to early December 2005.

[TexasStooge]

This has some good photos: http://www.sydneystormchasers.com/2004/dec13.htm

WOW! Nice pics!

[Alacane2]

Does the BOM have a mailing list like the NHC where tropical cyclone advices are e-mailed to you?

[AussieMark]

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[Hybridstorm_November2001]

I'd love to visit all of Australia, especially the Northern Coast. I hope to go yachting around the World and visit the Great Barrier Reef, amongst other places. Someday