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Cyclone Tracy is the only cyclone to have directly hit and damaged Darwin, to date. Many cyclones circulate in the waters east and west of Darwin each year. Only four have caused significant damage in and around Darwin, and these occurred in 1897 (when the city was still known as Palmerston); 1917; 1937; and 1974.
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∙ 15y agoThe biggest cyclone in Darwin's history to date was Cyclone Tracy. Cyclone Tracy was a category 4 storm whilst still out at sea, but there is some evidence to suggest that it had reached category 5 status when it made landfall, on Christmas Day 1974. 65 people were "officially" killed (many more of the transients and indigenous people were killed), and 9,000 homes destroyed, out of a city of 43,500 people living in 12,000 residences
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∙ 12y agoit was cyclone Tracy
i am so cool it was cyclone Tracy lol
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∙ 13y agoThe deadliest cyclone in the world is the Great Bhola Cyclone.
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∙ 12y agoDarwin was not hit by a cyclone in 1989.
Darwin was flattened by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
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∙ 12y agoTyphoon Tip was the largest Tropical cyclone ever
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∙ 11y agoThe name of the cyclone that hit Darwin on Christmas was Cyclone Tracy.
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What is the worst cycalone in the world?
cyclone yasy
Which is the worst cyclone hit area in the world?
australia
What was the name of the biggest hurricane?
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What was the biggest Pacific Ocean typhoon cyclone or hurricane and what did it damage?
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What are tropical cyclones known as in different parts of the world?
Hurricane, Tropical cyclone
What is the largest cyclone in the solar system?
Everlasting cyclone in Saturn. Longest lasting and one of the largest cyclone in the solar system.
Why is cyclone Tracy significant to Australian history?
Because it is the largest cyclone in austrlia
What is the largest storm ever recorded?
Cyclone Monica
Is cyclone mahina the worst cyclone in history?
no not in the world but in Australia yes
What was the largest hurricane in world history?
Largest hurricane in world recordsIn the Pacific ocean, Super Typhoon Tip (1979) is the largest.In the Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Ike (2008) is the largest.
How wide can tropical cyclone be at the base?
The size of a tropical cyclone is measure by the diameter of gale force winds. The largest tropical cyclone ever recorded, Typhoon Tip, had a gale diameter of 1350 miles (2170 km).
When and where was the wort hurricane in the world?
The worst hurricane in the world was the Bhola Cyclone (a hurricane in the Indian Ocean is called a cyclone), which struck Bangladesh in 1970.
What is the worst cycalone in the world?
cyclone yasy
Which is the worst cyclone hit area in the world?
australia
What is the worst tropical cyclone in world history?
The Great Bhopal Cyclone of 1970 is estimated to have killed over 500,000 people in Bangladesh.
What is the speed of a cyclone in the world?
alot faster then a racing car
Why is the world famous cyclone famous?
as it caused total devastation.
