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Dont think so coldy, Cyclone Anthony crossed the Queensland Coast only last week! Dont think another 24 have developed since. At best i can tell storms are just given random names.
I wonder if they only ascend in sequence in the Atlantic.
Yasi does look brutal, a Category 5 right now!
That's like how Katrina was before landfall.
Hopefully it's not still a Category 5 as it lands,
like Hurricane Andrew was that put South Florida out of commission.
If they're now at "Y" does that mean the South Pacific has already recorded 25 named tropical storms this cyclone season?
I'm used to watching hurricane development in the southeastern USA,
and it's usually a bad year if they get all the way up to the "O" or "P" names in the Atlantic.
Fiji named it as it started there. If it had of started in Australia waters it would most likley would have started with a C
Fiji named it as it started there. If it had of started in Australia waters it would most likley would have started with a C
So Fiji has witnessed 26 named storms since whenever they start their year?
I know, I know, names and numbers are irrelevant to scope and damage... just curious that's all.
Hurricane Andrew was the first one of the season, and probably the worst in the 20th century for Miami.
Landed between Cardwell and Lucinda as a Category 5.
That's a span of 62 km (38 miles?)
This area is just over 100 km from both Townsville and Cairns, and less than 100 km from Innisfail.
290 km/h (185 mph?) gusts recorded at Cairns.
Most storms affecting the USA usually drop 1-2 Categories before making landfall. Is that uncommon in Australia?
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