Storms
2010
Tropical Low One
| Tropical low
(BoM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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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
(BoM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 2 tropical cyclone
(SSHS) | |||
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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 although a replacement name is currently unavailable and will be released after the season ends.
Storm Names
2009-10 Australian Cyclone Season
| Tropical Cyclone Naming List | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Hadi | Heidi | Hadi | Hilda | Harold | |
| Ilsa | Iggy | Ita | Ira | Imogen | |
| 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 | -------- | |