Cyclone Tracy was the devastating cyclone that hit Darwin on Christmas Day 1974. Cyclone Tracy first hit the city just after midnight on 25 December 1974. It wreaked havoc through Darwin for several hours, before dissipating about 7:00 am the next morning. The eye itself took about 35 minutes to pass. The strongest wind gusts were recorded just after 3:00am.
Cyclone Tracy was a category 4 cyclone which struck the city of Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory, in the early hours of Christmas Day 1974.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
The cyclone that hit Darwin on Christmas Day was Cyclone Tracy, which struck in 1974.
Cyclone Selma came before Cyclone Tracy.
No. Cyclone Tracy was an a very intense but abnormally small cyclone.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
Bill Bunbury has written: 'Caught in Time' 'Cyclone Tracy' -- subject(s): Cyclone Tracy, 1974, Cyclones, History
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Cyclone Tracy started as a tropical storm out in the Arafura Sea.
Gough Whitlam
cyclone Tracy was very serious and was in 1974. it hit on Christmas eve.
It is difficult to directly compare the severity of Cyclone Tracy and Cyclone Yasi as each cyclone had different impacts and affected different areas. However, Cyclone Tracy, which struck Darwin, Australia in 1974, caused more loss of life and extensive damage to the city compared to Cyclone Yasi, which hit northern Queensland in 2011. Both cyclones were significant in their own right, but Cyclone Tracy is often considered one of the most devastating cyclones to hit Australia.