At that stage, cyclones were named alphabetically as they occurred. Because of the date it occurred, the meteorologists were up to the letter 'W', and Wanda was simply the name that was chosen.
Cyclone Wanda was responsible for the 1974 floods in Brisbane and Ipswich. Cyclone Tracy, which hit Darwin at the end of the year, brought very little rain.
Wanda Rotha's birth name is Wanda Rotter.
Wanda Shirk's birth name is Wanda Gehret.
Wanda Kerien's birth name is Wanda Malachowski.
Wanda Orzechowska's birth name is Wanda Nisenson.
Wanda Lyon's birth name is Wanda S. Lyon.
Wanda Kosmo's birth name is Wanda Nerine Luize.
Wanda Jackson's birth name is Wanda Jean Jackson.
Wanda Duncan's birth name is Wanda Louise Scott.
Wanda Dubiel's birth name is Wanda Agnieszka Dubiel.
Wanda Rijo's birth name is Wanda Rijo Contreras.
Wanda Hendrix's birth name is Hendrix, Dixie Wanda.