Part of the Pre-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons
Cyclone Mahina struck Australia in March of 1899, killing over 400 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster in Australian history. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of tropical depression and tropical storm and thereby become hurricanes. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st) - Land 1,730,648 km² - Water 121,994 km² (6. ... The Pre-1980 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30, reaching their peaks mid-February to early March. ... History of Australia before 1901 Main article: History of Australia before 1901 Australia has been inhabited for at least 50,000 years, since the remote ancestors of the current Australian Aboriginal people arrived from Southeast Asia. ...
Mahina hit on March 4, 1899. Mahina was a Category 5 cyclone, the most powerful of the tropical cyclone severity categories. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of tropical depression and tropical storm and thereby become hurricanes. ...
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References
Whittingham, H. E., (1958), The Bathurst Bay Hurricane and associated storm surge. Australian Meteorological Magazine23 14-36.
External links
Natural disasters in Australia
Bathurst Bay Cyclone and Storm Surge
Australia's worst cyclone disasters - Queensland State Disaster Management Group
How high was the storm surge from Tropical Cyclone Mahina? by Jonathan Nott, James Cook University, & Matthew Hayne, Australian Geological Survey Organisation
CycloneMahina - This terrible storm in March 1899, which was accompanied by a storm surge of over 10 metres, caused by far the highest death toll of any cyclone before or since, claiming over 400 lives as it completely destroyed a pearling fleet at Bathurst Bay near Cape Melville, Queensland.
Cyclones vary greatly in character but the one feature they all have in common is a virtually calm centre with clear sky.
It is important for people in cyclone areas to be aware that if the 'eye' of the cyclone passes over them, there will be a sudden lull in wind and clearing of skies, which may last anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or two.
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