User:ChocolateTrain/Cyclone Niran
Appearance
Category 2 tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
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Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Formed | 26 February 2021 |
Dissipated | Present |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 95 km/h (60 mph) 1-minute sustained: 100 km/h (65 mph) Gusts: 130 km/h (80 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 982 hPa (mbar); 29 inHg |
Fatalities | None |
Damage | $150 million (USD) |
Areas affected | Queensland |
Part of the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season |
Tropical Cyclone Niran is an intensifying tropical cyclone located over the Coral Sea, off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia.
Meteorological history
On the afternoon of 26 February 2021, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported that a weak tropical low had formed over the northern Coral Sea, offshore from Cape Flattery in Far North Queensland, Australia.[1] The system was embedded within a gradually strengthening monsoon trough stretching from Cape York Peninsula to the northwestern Coral Sea.
Preparations and impacts
See also
References
- ^ "Cooktown Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation (06Z)". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
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Category:2020–21 Australian region cyclone season
Category:Tropical cyclones in Australia
Category:Category 2 Australian region cyclones