Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi hit north Queensland early in February 2011.
The most recent cyclone in Queensland (February 2011) was Cyclone Yasi.
The cyclone that hit Australia in early February 2011 was called Cyclone Yasi. It made landfall in Queensland as a powerful Category 5 storm, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, and crops.
The Gladstone cyclone in 1949 was known as Cyclone Mahina. It struck the town of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia on March 10, 1949. Cyclone Mahina caused significant damage and loss of life in the region.
It mean "sandalwood" in Fijian, the name got attention when a category 5 tropical cyclone that struck Queensland in January 2011 the cyclone was named after the Fijian word sandalwood.
The word 'Yasi', as in the tropical cyclone, Cyclone Yasi, which passed over Queensland, Australia on February 4-5, 2011, is a Fijiian name meaning 'sandalwood'.The name of the cyclone was chosen by a Fijiian meteorologist, since the cyclone originated near the Fijiian Islands.See the link, below, for more information on the naming of cyclones in general and of Yasi in particular.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
The Brisbane floods of 2011 were primarily caused by heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Yasi, which formed in early February 2011. Although Cyclone Yasi itself did not directly hit Brisbane, the extensive rainfall and weather patterns influenced by the cyclone contributed significantly to the flooding in the region. These floods resulted in widespread damage and displacement across Southeast Queensland.
In 1893, cyclones were not named.
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Tropical cyclone Tasha was the category 1 cyclone that hit the North Queensland coast in December 2010. It brought heavy rains to an area already suffering the effects of a wet season, and as it moved down the coast, it caused floods in major centres.