The cyclone that wiped out most of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974 was Cyclone Tracy.
Cyclone Tracy was a category 4 cyclone which began as a tropical storm in the Arafura Sea. The winds were so strong that they blew away the instruments at the airport, suggesting that the cyclone was actually category 5 when it hit. It wiped out about 70% of the town, which has since been rebuilt to be as cyclone-proof as it possibly can.
Yes. Darwin was hit by Cyclone Tracy in the early hours of Christmas morning in 1974. The cyclone destroyed about three-quarters of the town.
Cyclone Tracy
December 1974 was significant in Australia as it was when Cyclone Tracy levelled the city of Darwin on Christmas Day.
Monday 1974 December 24-December25
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.
The city in Australia most remembered for the devastating effects after a cyclone hit is Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory. On Christmas Day 1974, Cyclone Tracy hit the city, demolishing two-thirds of the houses and businesses there. As a consequence, many changes were made regarding building codes in cyclone-prone areas, resulting in much higher quality buildings that can better withstand future cyclones.
Boxing Day is observed the day after Christmas, December 26.
The cyclone that hit Darwin on Christmas Day was Cyclone Tracy, which struck in 1974.
On Christmas Day 1974, three quarters of Darwin was wiped out by Cyclone Tracy.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin shortly after 2am on 25 December 1974 - Christmas Day.
Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin on Christmas Day, 25 December 1974, destroying three-quarters of the city.
Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin on Christmas Day, 25 December 1974, destroying three-quarters of the city.
Cyclone Tracy (it hit Darwin, in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974)
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin just after midnight on Christmas Day in 1974 and lasted until about 7:00 am.
On 24 December 1974, Cyclone Tracy moved in to Darwin Harbour. On Christmas Day, 25 December 1974, the cyclone left the city in shreds.
Cyclone Tracy, which devastated Darwin just after midnight on Christmas Day in 1974, lasted until about 7:00 am on Christmas morning.
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974.The cyclone killed 71 people.
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin just after midnight on Christmas Day in 1974 and lasted until about 7:00 am.