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2003–04 Australian region cyclone season

December 20, 2023

The 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below average tropical cyclone season. It began on 1 November 2003 and ended on 30 April 2004. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, which runs from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

2003–04 Australian region cyclone season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed6 December 2003
Last system dissipated27 March 2004
Strongest storm
NameFay
 • Maximum winds215 km/h (130 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure910 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Tropical lows13
Tropical cyclones10
Severe tropical cyclones5
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
Related articles
Australian region tropical cyclone seasons
2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06

Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.[1]

Systems edit

Cyclone FayCyclone MontyTropical cyclone scales#Comparisons across basins

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jana edit

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
   
Duration6 December – 12 December
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min);
950 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 6 December and dissipated on 12 December.[2]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie edit

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
   
Duration16 December – 23 December
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min);
970 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 16 December and dissipated on 23 December. Crossed the Northern Territory coast as a Category 1.[2]

Tropical Low Ken edit

Tropical low (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
   
Duration1 January – 6 January
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min);
992 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 1 January 2004 and dissipated on 6 January.[3] Operationally monitored Ken to have reached tropical cyclone intensity for 24 hours, but post-analysis revealed that Ken never was a tropical cyclone.[4]

Monsoon Depression edit

  
Duration10 January – 17 January
Peak intensityWinds not specified;

Existed between 10 and 17 January. Caused heavy rainfall across western Queensland and New South Wales.[3]

Tropical Cyclone Linda edit

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
   
Duration28 January – 1 February
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 28 January and dissipated on 1 February.[3]

Tropical Cyclone Fritz edit

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
   
Duration10 February – 15 February
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

A tropical low developed on 10 February in the northern Coral Sea, within an active monsoon trough. The system developed rapidly and becoming Tropical Cyclone Fritz when it was northeast of Cooktown. Fritz moved rapidly to the west, and made landfall on the northern Queensland coast with winds of 75 km/h. The storm lost its tropical character as it crossed the Cape York Peninsula and entered the Gulf of Carpentaria on 11 February. The low reintensified over the favourable conditions in the Gulf, and reached its peak with 95 km/h winds near Mornington Island. Radar imagery showed evidence of an eye as the storm passed over the island on 12 February. It then crossed over the coast onto mainland Australian and degenerated overland. The remnant travelled over Northern Territory and Western Australia, before merging with a cold front to the south of Perth.

Cyclone Fritz brought up to 309 mm of rain to the Cairns area. This led to a number of landslides, one of which caused severe property damage in Yorkeys Knob. There was flash flooding near Innisfail when 74 mm of rain fell in one hour. Fritz uprooted a number of trees on Mornington Island, but there was no other damage there. There were no casualties from the storm.[5]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty edit

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
   
Duration25 February – 3 March
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min);
935 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Cyclone Monty

Cyclone Monty was a small cyclone that formed off the Kimberley coast around 27 February 2004. Monty then strengthened into a Category 4 cyclone as it moved parallel with the Pilbara coast. The cyclone made landfall near Mardie Station as a Category 3 cyclone on 1 March. Monty damaged several boats and caused isolated flooding.

Tropical Cyclone Evan edit

Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
   
Duration27 February – 4 March
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min);
991 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 27 February and dissipated on 4 March. Crossed Groote Eylandt and the Northern Territory mainland, causing flooding.[6]

Subtropical Storm edit

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)
  
Duration2 March – 5 March
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min);

A subtropical cyclone formed on 2 March and crossed the coast in southeast Queensland on 5 March, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. A storm surge caused inundation along the coasts.[6]

Tropical Cyclone Nicky–Helma edit

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
   
Duration8 March – 10 March (Exited basin)
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 8 March, moved west of the region on 10 March, and was renamed Helma.[6]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fay edit

Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
   
Duration12 March – 28 March
Peak intensity215 km/h (130 mph) (10-min);
910 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Cyclone Fay

A low-pressure system formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and moved westward into the Timor Sea; it was named Tropical Cyclone Fay on 16 March. Fay was 400 km north of Wyndham and 330 kilometres west northwest of Darwin. There were reports along the Kimberley Coast of gale-force winds. On 21 March, Cyclone Fay intensified even further as the storm approached Scott Reef where significant damage occurred. Looping back towards the Kimberley coast, Fay – now a Category 3 system – approached to within 90 km of Broome on 25 March, before turning to the south-west. Broome experienced strong winds with gale-force gusts, some heavy rain and heavy seas but escaped serious damage.

Fay then headed further away from the coast on the 25th before resuming a general southerly track on the 26th. Fay crossed the Pilbara coast between the pastoral stations of Pardoo and Wallal between 8 am and 9 am WST on 27 March as a Category 4 storm with estimated maximum wind gusts of around 235 km/h near the center.[7]

The cyclone weakened as it moved inland. Little wind damage was reported from the storm despite its intensity as it made landfall in a remote part of the WA coast and consequently only impacted sparsely populated pastoral and mining areas. As the system passed close to the Yarrie mine its translation speed reduced and some 200 workers were locked down for 8 hours in two squash courts as accommodation units were overturned, water tanks "shredded" and power lines cut. Fay appears to have weakened below cyclone strength on Sunday evening (28 March) between Nullagine and Telfer.[7]

Cyclone Fay caused extensive flooding and considerable damage. Fortunately, there were no deaths.

Tropical Cyclone Grace edit

Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
   
Duration20 March – 23 March
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Grace is mostly remembered for its effects prior to reaching cyclone status rather than during its life as an officially named tropical cyclone. A multi-centred tropical low formed adjacent to the north Queensland tropical coast near Cooktown as early as 20 March within a very active monsoon trough that stretched across the northern Coral Sea and Cape York Peninsula toward New Caledonia, and initially had a subtropical appearance. Over the ensuing days, the northernmost circulation became dominant and moved east to the southeast of the equatorward ridge. By 21/1820 UTC it became the second named tropical cyclone of Queensland's and was named Grace.

Grace moved toward the southeast at 15 to 20 knots (37 km/h). This general motion was to continue for the remainder of the cyclone's life. Grace peaked in intensity at 985 hPa with maximum sustained winds of 50 knots (93 km/h) near 20.3S/155.9E at 22/0000 UTC. This intensity was maintained for approximately 6 hours. Thereafter, Grace began to undergo extratropical transition with an increasingly asymmetric wind field due to a squeeze with a surface ridge to the south. Grace rapidly lost its entire upper-level structure and was downgraded at 23/1800 UTC from tropical cyclone status when located approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) east-northeast of Sandy Cape (23.6S/162.3E). The remnant surface wind field of the system meandered to the east and then to the east-northeast over the following days, producing a very broad area of gales to its south through the Tasman Sea. The highest three-day rainfall amounts for Grace was 759 mm from Topaz, which received 372 mm in 24 hours. The strongest winds from the mainland were from Low Isle at 18/1311 UTC when gusts reached 50 knots (93 km/h). Cape Moreton at 21 March 2004 2230 UTC received gusts to 54 knots (100 km/h). Widespread flooding and damage to roads and property along the far north Queensland coast, mainly between Cooktown and Cairns. Winds and waves brought tide levels above the highest tides of the year and this was particularly evident at Cooktown. Floodwaters closed all major roads into Cairns. A large section of one lane of the Captain Cook Highway north of Cairns collapsed after a landslide consisting of nearly 20 metres of rock and boulders the size of cars destroyed the ocean-side road. The scenic coastal highway and link between Cairns and Port Douglas was closed for several days. Residents were evacuated from the Whitfield range area due to landslides. An estimated $20,000,000 (US) damage to the Cairns region is attributed to pre-cyclone Grace. There were no casualties associated with Tropical Cyclone Grace. In New Caledonia, further strong winds, heavy rains and flooding were experienced. A massive oil slick threatened a popular tourist beach in New Caledonia. Officials in the French Pacific territory put up barriers around the island of Amedee, which was threatened by a toxic oil slick, estimated to cover an area of 20 square kilometres. They said the oil had come from a boat wrecked several decades ago on a coral reef off South Province.[6]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar–Itseng edit

Category 4 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
   
Duration21 March – 27 March (Exited basin)
Peak intensity165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min);
940 hPa (mbar)

Formed on 21 March, moved out of the region on 27 March into South-West Indian Ocean region, renaming to Itseng.[6]

Other systems edit

During 20 December, Tropical Disturbance 02F was last noted by the FMS, as it moved into the region from the South Pacific basin about 665 km (415 mi) to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.[8] Tropical Disturbance 04F was first noted by the FMS within a broad area of low pressure during 29 December, while it was located on the border with the South Pacific basin, about 100 km (60 mi) to the south of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.[9] The system was located in a moderate area of vertical windshear and was poorly organised with atmospheric convection confined to the system's eastern semicircle.[9] The system subsequently moved south-eastwards and remained poorly organised, before it was last noted by the FMS later that day while it was located to the south of San Cristobal Island.[10]

Storm names edit

TCWC Perth

  • Jana
  • Ken
  • Linda
  • Monty
  • Nicky
  • Oscar

TCWC Darwin

  • Debbie
  • Evan
  • Fay

TCWC Brisbane

  • Fritz
  • Grace

Season effects edit

This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s)–denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2004 AUD and USD.

Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Refs
Category Wind speed Pressure
Jana 6–12 December Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km/h (100 mph) 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) None None None
Debbie 16–23 December Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Papua New Guinia, Northern Territory None None
02F 20 December 2003 Tropical Disturbance Not specified 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) Solomon Islands None None
04F 29 December 2003 Tropical Disturbance Not specified 1004 hPa (29.65 inHg) Solomon Islands None None
Ken 1 – 6 January Tropical low 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Western Australia None None
Linda 28 January – 1 February 2004 Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None [11]
Fritz 10–15 February Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Queensland, Northern Territory None None
Monty 25 February – 3 March Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km/h (115 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) Western Australia Minor None
Evan 27 February – 4 March Category 1 tropical cyclone 65 km/h (40 mph) 991 hPa (29.26 inHg) Northern Australia Unknown Unknown [12]
Nicky 8–10 March Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None
Fay 12–28 March Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 215 km/h (130 mph) 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) Northern Territory, Western Australia Minimal None
Grace 20–23 March Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Queensland $20 million None
Oscar 21–27 March Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) None None None
Season aggregates
11 systems 6 December – 27 March 215 km/h (130 mph) 910 hPa (26.87 inHg) $20,000,000 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ a b Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary December 2003
  3. ^ a b c Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary January 2004
  4. ^ July 2003 to June 2004 Tropical Cyclones in the Australian Region
  5. ^ Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary February 2004
  6. ^ a b c d e Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary March 2004
  7. ^ a b BoM - WA Tropical Cyclone Season Summary 2003-04
  8. ^ Tropical Disturbance Summary December 20, 2003 23z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29, 2003 06z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ^ Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29, 2003 21z (Report). Fiji Meteorological Service. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  11. ^ "2004 Tropical Cyclone Linda (2004028S06090)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "2004 Tropical Cyclone Evan (2004058S13142)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links edit

  • Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
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The 2003 04 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below average tropical cyclone season It began on 1 November 2003 and ended on 30 April 2004 The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season which runs from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 2003 04 Australian region cyclone seasonSeason summary mapSeasonal boundariesFirst system formed6 December 2003Last system dissipated27 March 2004Strongest stormNameFay Maximum winds215 km h 130 mph 10 minute sustained Lowest pressure910 hPa mbar Seasonal statisticsTropical lows13Tropical cyclones10Severe tropical cyclones5Total fatalitiesUnknownTotal damageUnknownRelated articles2003 04 South West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2003 04 South Pacific cyclone seasonAustralian region tropical cyclone seasons2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres TCWCs the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth Darwin and Brisbane and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea 1 Contents 1 Systems 1 1 Severe Tropical Cyclone Jana 1 2 Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie 1 3 Tropical Low Ken 1 4 Monsoon Depression 1 5 Tropical Cyclone Linda 1 6 Tropical Cyclone Fritz 1 7 Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty 1 8 Tropical Cyclone Evan 1 9 Subtropical Storm 1 10 Tropical Cyclone Nicky Helma 1 11 Severe Tropical Cyclone Fay 1 12 Tropical Cyclone Grace 1 13 Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar Itseng 1 14 Other systems 2 Storm names 3 Season effects 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSystems editSevere Tropical Cyclone Jana edit Category 3 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 1 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration6 December 12 DecemberPeak intensity155 km h 100 mph 10 min 950 hPa mbar Formed on 6 December and dissipated on 12 December 2 Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie edit Category 3 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 1 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration16 December 23 DecemberPeak intensity120 km h 75 mph 10 min 970 hPa mbar Formed on 16 December and dissipated on 23 December Crossed the Northern Territory coast as a Category 1 2 Tropical Low Ken edit Tropical low Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration1 January 6 JanuaryPeak intensity75 km h 45 mph 10 min 992 hPa mbar Formed on 1 January 2004 and dissipated on 6 January 3 Operationally monitored Ken to have reached tropical cyclone intensity for 24 hours but post analysis revealed that Ken never was a tropical cyclone 4 Monsoon Depression edit nbsp Duration10 January 17 JanuaryPeak intensityWinds not specified Existed between 10 and 17 January Caused heavy rainfall across western Queensland and New South Wales 3 Tropical Cyclone Linda edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration28 January 1 FebruaryPeak intensity95 km h 60 mph 10 min 985 hPa mbar Formed on 28 January and dissipated on 1 February 3 Tropical Cyclone Fritz edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration10 February 15 FebruaryPeak intensity95 km h 60 mph 10 min 985 hPa mbar A tropical low developed on 10 February in the northern Coral Sea within an active monsoon trough The system developed rapidly and becoming Tropical Cyclone Fritz when it was northeast of Cooktown Fritz moved rapidly to the west and made landfall on the northern Queensland coast with winds of 75 km h The storm lost its tropical character as it crossed the Cape York Peninsula and entered the Gulf of Carpentaria on 11 February The low reintensified over the favourable conditions in the Gulf and reached its peak with 95 km h winds near Mornington Island Radar imagery showed evidence of an eye as the storm passed over the island on 12 February It then crossed over the coast onto mainland Australian and degenerated overland The remnant travelled over Northern Territory and Western Australia before merging with a cold front to the south of Perth Cyclone Fritz brought up to 309 mm of rain to the Cairns area This led to a number of landslides one of which caused severe property damage in Yorkeys Knob There was flash flooding near Innisfail when 74 mm of rain fell in one hour Fritz uprooted a number of trees on Mornington Island but there was no other damage there There were no casualties from the storm 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty edit Category 4 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 3 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration25 February 3 MarchPeak intensity185 km h 115 mph 10 min 935 hPa mbar Main article Cyclone Monty Cyclone Monty was a small cyclone that formed off the Kimberley coast around 27 February 2004 Monty then strengthened into a Category 4 cyclone as it moved parallel with the Pilbara coast The cyclone made landfall near Mardie Station as a Category 3 cyclone on 1 March Monty damaged several boats and caused isolated flooding Tropical Cyclone Evan edit Category 1 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical depression SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration27 February 4 MarchPeak intensity65 km h 40 mph 10 min 991 hPa mbar Formed on 27 February and dissipated on 4 March Crossed Groote Eylandt and the Northern Territory mainland causing flooding 6 Subtropical Storm edit Subtropical storm SSHWS nbsp Duration2 March 5 MarchPeak intensity65 km h 40 mph 1 min A subtropical cyclone formed on 2 March and crossed the coast in southeast Queensland on 5 March bringing heavy rain and strong winds A storm surge caused inundation along the coasts 6 Tropical Cyclone Nicky Helma edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration8 March 10 March Exited basin Peak intensity95 km h 60 mph 10 min 985 hPa mbar Formed on 8 March moved west of the region on 10 March and was renamed Helma 6 Severe Tropical Cyclone Fay edit Category 5 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 4 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration12 March 28 MarchPeak intensity215 km h 130 mph 10 min 910 hPa mbar Main article Cyclone Fay A low pressure system formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and moved westward into the Timor Sea it was named Tropical Cyclone Fay on 16 March Fay was 400 km north of Wyndham and 330 kilometres west northwest of Darwin There were reports along the Kimberley Coast of gale force winds On 21 March Cyclone Fay intensified even further as the storm approached Scott Reef where significant damage occurred Looping back towards the Kimberley coast Fay now a Category 3 system approached to within 90 km of Broome on 25 March before turning to the south west Broome experienced strong winds with gale force gusts some heavy rain and heavy seas but escaped serious damage Fay then headed further away from the coast on the 25th before resuming a general southerly track on the 26th Fay crossed the Pilbara coast between the pastoral stations of Pardoo and Wallal between 8 am and 9 am WST on 27 March as a Category 4 storm with estimated maximum wind gusts of around 235 km h near the center 7 The cyclone weakened as it moved inland Little wind damage was reported from the storm despite its intensity as it made landfall in a remote part of the WA coast and consequently only impacted sparsely populated pastoral and mining areas As the system passed close to the Yarrie mine its translation speed reduced and some 200 workers were locked down for 8 hours in two squash courts as accommodation units were overturned water tanks shredded and power lines cut Fay appears to have weakened below cyclone strength on Sunday evening 28 March between Nullagine and Telfer 7 Cyclone Fay caused extensive flooding and considerable damage Fortunately there were no deaths Tropical Cyclone Grace edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration20 March 23 MarchPeak intensity95 km h 60 mph 10 min 985 hPa mbar Grace is mostly remembered for its effects prior to reaching cyclone status rather than during its life as an officially named tropical cyclone A multi centred tropical low formed adjacent to the north Queensland tropical coast near Cooktown as early as 20 March within a very active monsoon trough that stretched across the northern Coral Sea and Cape York Peninsula toward New Caledonia and initially had a subtropical appearance Over the ensuing days the northernmost circulation became dominant and moved east to the southeast of the equatorward ridge By 21 1820 UTC it became the second named tropical cyclone of Queensland s and was named Grace Grace moved toward the southeast at 15 to 20 knots 37 km h This general motion was to continue for the remainder of the cyclone s life Grace peaked in intensity at 985 hPa with maximum sustained winds of 50 knots 93 km h near 20 3S 155 9E at 22 0000 UTC This intensity was maintained for approximately 6 hours Thereafter Grace began to undergo extratropical transition with an increasingly asymmetric wind field due to a squeeze with a surface ridge to the south Grace rapidly lost its entire upper level structure and was downgraded at 23 1800 UTC from tropical cyclone status when located approximately 400 nautical miles 740 km east northeast of Sandy Cape 23 6S 162 3E The remnant surface wind field of the system meandered to the east and then to the east northeast over the following days producing a very broad area of gales to its south through the Tasman Sea The highest three day rainfall amounts for Grace was 759 mm from Topaz which received 372 mm in 24 hours The strongest winds from the mainland were from Low Isle at 18 1311 UTC when gusts reached 50 knots 93 km h Cape Moreton at 21 March 2004 2230 UTC received gusts to 54 knots 100 km h Widespread flooding and damage to roads and property along the far north Queensland coast mainly between Cooktown and Cairns Winds and waves brought tide levels above the highest tides of the year and this was particularly evident at Cooktown Floodwaters closed all major roads into Cairns A large section of one lane of the Captain Cook Highway north of Cairns collapsed after a landslide consisting of nearly 20 metres of rock and boulders the size of cars destroyed the ocean side road The scenic coastal highway and link between Cairns and Port Douglas was closed for several days Residents were evacuated from the Whitfield range area due to landslides An estimated 20 000 000 US damage to the Cairns region is attributed to pre cyclone Grace There were no casualties associated with Tropical Cyclone Grace In New Caledonia further strong winds heavy rains and flooding were experienced A massive oil slick threatened a popular tourist beach in New Caledonia Officials in the French Pacific territory put up barriers around the island of Amedee which was threatened by a toxic oil slick estimated to cover an area of 20 square kilometres They said the oil had come from a boat wrecked several decades ago on a coral reef off South Province 6 Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar Itseng edit Category 4 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 4 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp Duration21 March 27 March Exited basin Peak intensity165 km h 105 mph 10 min 940 hPa mbar Formed on 21 March moved out of the region on 27 March into South West Indian Ocean region renaming to Itseng 6 Other systems edit During 20 December Tropical Disturbance 02F was last noted by the FMS as it moved into the region from the South Pacific basin about 665 km 415 mi to the northwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands 8 Tropical Disturbance 04F was first noted by the FMS within a broad area of low pressure during 29 December while it was located on the border with the South Pacific basin about 100 km 60 mi to the south of Honiara in the Solomon Islands 9 The system was located in a moderate area of vertical windshear and was poorly organised with atmospheric convection confined to the system s eastern semicircle 9 The system subsequently moved south eastwards and remained poorly organised before it was last noted by the FMS later that day while it was located to the south of San Cristobal Island 10 Storm names editTCWC Perth Jana Ken Linda Monty Nicky OscarTCWC Darwin Debbie Evan FayTCWC Brisbane Fritz GraceSeason effects editThis is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 2003 04 Australian region cyclone season It includes their duration names landfall s denoted by bold location names damages and death totals Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical a wave or a low and all of the damage figures are in 2004 AUD and USD Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damage USD Deaths RefsCategory Wind speed PressureJana 6 12 December Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 155 km h 100 mph 950 hPa 28 05 inHg None None NoneDebbie 16 23 December Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km h 75 mph 970 hPa 28 64 inHg Papua New Guinia Northern Territory None None02F 20 December 2003 Tropical Disturbance Not specified 1000 hPa 29 53 inHg Solomon Islands None None04F 29 December 2003 Tropical Disturbance Not specified 1004 hPa 29 65 inHg Solomon Islands None NoneKen 1 6 January Tropical low 75 km h 45 mph 992 hPa 29 29 inHg Western Australia None NoneLinda 28 January 1 February 2004 Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km h 60 mph 985 hPa 29 09 inHg None None None 11 Fritz 10 15 February Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km h 60 mph 985 hPa 29 09 inHg Queensland Northern Territory None NoneMonty 25 February 3 March Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 185 km h 115 mph 935 hPa 27 61 inHg Western Australia Minor NoneEvan 27 February 4 March Category 1 tropical cyclone 65 km h 40 mph 991 hPa 29 26 inHg Northern Australia Unknown Unknown 12 Nicky 8 10 March Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km h 60 mph 985 hPa 29 09 inHg None None NoneFay 12 28 March Category 5 severe tropical cyclone 215 km h 130 mph 910 hPa 26 87 inHg Northern Territory Western Australia Minimal NoneGrace 20 23 March Category 2 tropical cyclone 95 km h 60 mph 985 hPa 29 09 inHg Queensland 20 million NoneOscar 21 27 March Category 4 severe tropical cyclone 165 km h 105 mph 940 hPa 27 76 inHg None None NoneSeason aggregates11 systems 6 December 27 March 215 km h 130 mph 910 hPa 26 87 inHg 20 000 000 0See also edit nbsp Tropical cyclones portalTropical cyclones in 2004 List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Atlantic hurricane seasons 2003 2004 Pacific hurricane seasons 2003 2004 Pacific typhoon seasons 2003 2004 North Indian cyclone season 2003 2004References edit 1 dead link a b Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary December 2003 a b c Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary January 2004 July 2003 to June 2004 Tropical Cyclones in the Australian Region Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary February 2004 a b c d e Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary March 2004 a b BoM WA Tropical Cyclone Season Summary 2003 04 Tropical Disturbance Summary December 20 2003 23z Report Fiji Meteorological Service 20 December 2003 Retrieved 9 February 2020 a b Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29 2003 06z Report Fiji Meteorological Service 29 December 2003 Retrieved 9 February 2020 Tropical Disturbance Summary December 29 2003 21z Report Fiji Meteorological Service 29 December 2003 Retrieved 9 February 2020 2004 Tropical Cyclone Linda 2004028S06090 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship Retrieved 31 May 2022 2004 Tropical Cyclone Evan 2004058S13142 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship Retrieved 25 May 2022 External links editJoint Typhoon Warning Center JTWC Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bureau of Meteorology World Meteorological Organization Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 Australian region cyclone season amp oldid 1185913668 Tropical Cyclone Grace, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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