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Names in '''bold''' have been used to name cyclones this season. Names in <font color="red">red</font> have been retired from being use ever again. The replacements are '''Edith''', '''Fredrik''', and '''Kalena'''. |
Names in '''bold''' have been used to name cyclones this season. Names in <font color="red">red</font> have been retired from being use ever again. The replacements are '''Edith''', '''Fredrik''', and '''Kalena'''. |
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Revision as of 21:58, 3 December 2008
Storms
2010
Tropical Low One
Tropical low
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Duration | November 29 – November 30 | ||
Intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 996 mbar (hPa; 29.41 inHg) |
On November 29th, a tropical low developed just off the coast of Australia. It remained weak and never strengthened and made landfall the next morning. The low rapidly dissipated during that day. $2 million resulted from the flooding due to the low. The low hit areas that would be hit again by Cyclones Elaine and Fletcher within the next month.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Elaine
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone
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Category 2 tropical cyclone
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Duration | November 30 – December 4 | ||
Intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min) 965 mbar (hPa; 28.5 inHg) |
On November 30, a tropical low developed far from land. It slowly strengthened and was named Elaine. It strengthened rapidly after that and reached it's peak of 80 mph (10-min winds) or 100 mph (1-min winds) and a pressure of 965 mbar. It retained peak intensity as it moved eastward- an unusual occurrence for a cyclone. It made landfall on December 3 near where Tropical Low One hit a few days earlier and remained stationary there as it slowly weakened. It finally dissipated on December 4, two days after landfall. Elaine caused $1.6 billion in damages in the area it hit. The storm broke a 43 year old record for the most amount of rainfall in 1 day by 6 times. Due to the damage, the name Elaine will be retired and the replacement name was Edith.
Damage from Elaine
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fletcher
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone
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Category 4 tropical cyclone
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Duration | December 8 – December 14 | ||
Intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 925 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg) |
On December 9, a tropical low, which was previously in the Gulf of Carpentaria, strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Fletcher. Fletcher quicly strengthened rapidly as it remained stationary over the warm waters of the gulf. Three days later, on December 12, Fletcher reached it's peak with winds of 115 mph (10-min) or 145 mph (1-min) . It made landfall later that day at peak intensity causing heavy rains. Fletcher slowly crossed the peninsula as it dissipated. The tropical low degenerated into an area of remnant low pressure on the 14th which dissipated the next morning. Fletcher's damage was greater that Tropical Cyclone Elaine or Tropical Low One from earlier in the season with $5.6 billion in damages. However, there were no deaths as there was a good evacuation plan and warnings were issued. The name Fletcher was retired after this storm and will never be used ever again. The replacement name was Fredrik.
Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle
Category 2 tropical cyclone
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Category 1 tropical cyclone
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Duration | December 23 – December 29 | ||
Intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 973 mbar (hPa; 28.73 inHg) |
On December 23. another tropical low formed off Western Australia. It slowly strengthened and was named Gabrielle the next morning. After this, the strengthening rate increased and the storm reached it's peak intensity of 70 mph (10-min) or 80 mph (1-min) while quickly moving away from land. Gabrielle weakened into a tropical low on December 27 and became extratropical on December 29. The extratropical cyclone continued to move away from land and was absorbed by a large extratropical cyclone of December 31. Gabrielle caused no deaths and did only $13 million in damage ("only" is used because the previous storms were damaging).
Tropical Cyclone Hanina
Category 1 tropical cyclone
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Tropical storm
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Duration | January 3 – January 5 | ||
Intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 990 mbar (hPa; 29.23 inHg) |
On January 3, a tropical low formed deep in the central Indian Ocean. It slowly organized and became Tropical Cyclone Hanina the next day. Hanina weakened soon after into a tropical low and dissipated on December 5. Due to the fact that Hanina never effected land, Hanina caused no reports damage or deaths anywhere in it's short life.
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa
Category 1 tropical cyclone
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Tropical storm
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Duration | January 29 – February 4 | ||
Intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 979 mbar (hPa; 28.91 inHg) |
On January 29, a tropical low formed almost due west of Perth. It quickly strengthened and was named Ilsa on February 1. Ilsa slowly strengthened over the next two days as it reached it's peak strength of 50 mph (10-min) or 65 mph (1-min). As it moved over colder waters, it quickly weakened until later February 4 when it was absorbed by a large extratropical low. As Ilsa never effected land, it caused no reports of damage or deaths.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper
Category 1 tropical cyclone
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Tropical storm
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Duration | March 1 – March 3 | ||
Intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 992 mbar (hPa; 29.29 inHg) |
On March 1, after a long period of lull, a tropical low finally formed. It quickly strengthened as it moved away from land and was named Jasper. Jasper stopped strengthening after that due to a slight increase of wind shear. This wind shear proved to be the death of Jasper as it dissipated the next morning as the wind shear pushed the convection 300 miles away from the center of circulation. This swirl of low-level clouds dissipated the next morning. As Jasper never effected land, it caused no reports of damage or deaths.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Kate
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone
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Category 4 tropical cyclone
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Duration | March 16 – March 27 | ||
Intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min) 904 mbar (hPa; 26.7 inHg) |
On March 16, a tropical low formed just of the Australian coast. It slowly strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Kate three days later. After this, Kate moved into an area of low wind shear and high ocean temperatures and exploded. The next morning, on March 20, Kate reached severe tropical cyclone status. The next evening, Kate reached it's peak intensity of 120 mph (10-min) or 155 mph (1-min). Kate made landfall at this strength on the Cape York Peninsula on March 26. Kate rapidly dissipated over land as most cyclones do. Kate caused $9.6 billion in damages and caused 16 deaths through out Cape York. The name Kate was eventually retired and the replacement name was Kalena.
Storm Names
Names in bold have been used to name cyclones this season. Names in red have been retired from being use ever again. The replacements are Edith, Fredrik, and Kalena.
Tropical Cyclone Naming List | |||||
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Anika | Anthony | Allison | Alfred | Ann | |
Billy | Bianca | Bruce | Blanche | Blake | |
Cathy | Carlos | Charlotte | Caleb | Claudia | |
Dean | Dianne | Dylan | Debbie | Damien | |
Elaine | Errol | Ellie | Ernie | Esther | |
Fletcher | Fina | Freddy | Frances | Ferdinand | |
Gabrielle | Grant | Gillian | Greg | Gretel | |
Hanina | Heidi | Hadi | Hilda | Harold | |
Ilsa | Iggy | Ita | Ira | Irmela | |
Jasper | Jasmine | Jack | Joyce | Joshua | |
Kate | Koji | Kirrily | Kelvin | Kimi | |
Laurence | Lua | Lam | Linda | Lucas | |
Mara | Mitchell | Marcia | Marcus | Marian | |
Neville | Narelle | Nathan | Nora | Noah | |
Olga | Oswald | Olwyn | Owen | Odette | |
Paul | Peta | Quang | Penny | Paddy | |
Rebecca | Roy | Robyn | Riley | Ruby | |
Sean | Sandra | Stan | Savannah | Seth | |
Tara | Tim | Tammy | Trevor | Tiffany | |
Vince | Victoria | Uriah | Veronica | Verdun | |
Zelia | Zane | Yvette | Wallace | -------- |