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What happened when cyclone Tracy happened?
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.
What does cyclone Tracy have to do with Christmas?
Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin, Australia on the 24th of December(CHRISTMAS EVE) and killed 65 people.
What time did Cyclone Tracy start to hit Darwin?
Cyclone Tracy moved in late on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1974. The eye passed directly over Darwin just after midnight, and the cyclone had passed by around 7:00am the next morning.
When did Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin?
Cyclone Tracy moved in late on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1974. The eye passed directly over Darwin just after midnight on December 25, and the cyclone had passed completely by around 7:00am the next morning.
What are facts about Cyclone Tracy?
cyclone Tracy was very serious and was in 1974. it hit on Christmas eve.
Did the warnings go out for Cyclone Tracy?
on Christmas Eve
When did the warnings go out for Cyclone Tracy?
on christmas eve
What day did cyclone Tracy take place?
It began to hit Darwin on the evening of Christmas Eve, 1974. It did most of its damage on Christmas Day. It has formed on the 21st of December over the ocean, north of Darwin.
What was the smallest cyclone ever recorded?
The highest sustained wind speed on record in a tropical cyclone came with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 with peak sustained wind speeds of 195 mph.
What are some cyclones?
Cyclone Tracy (Darwin 1974)Cyclone Larry (Innisfail: 2006)Cyclone Mahina (Bathurst Bay: 1899)Cyclone Fran (Bundaberg: 1993)Cyclone Wanda (dumped hundreds of mm of rain upstream in the Brisbane River, leading to the 1974 Brisbane floods)Arguably, the most famous cyclone was Cyclone Tracy. It devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve in 1974, "officially" killed 65 people (16 at sea) and injured 650. Nearly 70% of homes were destroyed. Some 35000 people had to be evacuated. The damage bill was $800 million dollars.
What caused Cyclone Tracy?
A cyclone - which is the Australian name for a hurricane - caused Cyclone Tracy. It actually began as a tropical depression in the Arafura Sea, north od Darwin. It developed into a small, but very intense tropical storm, which then developed cyclone status, passing right over Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974.Cyclones are intense low pressure systems which begin rotating and form a central eye. Part of the reason for the high damage level was the unpredictable way that Tracy moved. It had been travelling south-west, but turned 90 degrees to the south-east and headed straight for Darwin, catching many people by surprise.See the Related Link ' Cyclone Tracy Website' below and follow the links within the site to learn about how all cyclones develop and how Tracy behaved over the hours leading up to and following landfall.
Why wasn't Darwin ready for cyclone Tracy and how did they fix this?
Darwin should have been ready for Cyclone Tracy. Numerous warnings were issued prior to the cyclone making landfall. The problem was that many people ignored the warnings. There had been a number of cyclobe warnings for many years, all amounting to nothing as the cyclones moved away from the coast, so people had become complacent. Also, it was Christmas Eve - no-one believed that a cyclone would hit on Christmas Eve. They could not fix that particular problem at the time, but now, evacuation plans are more definite, with police having greater powers to forcibly remove people from their premises in the face of imminent danger.
