Because it is the largest cyclone in austrlia
No. There is no Category 6. Tracy was a category 4 on the Australian scale.
Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
Bill Bunbury has written: 'Caught in Time' 'Cyclone Tracy' -- subject(s): Cyclone Tracy, 1974, Cyclones, History
No. Cyclone Tracy was an a very intense but abnormally small cyclone.
Cyclone Selma came before Cyclone Tracy.
The damage bill in 1974 Australian dollars was $800 million.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
The city of Darwin was almost decimated by Cyclone Tracy in December 1974. There is no city that was virtually destroyed in 1973.
The damage bill following Cyclone Tracy was $800 million (Australian dollars). That was in 1974 figures, so would translate to much higher figures now.
Darwin, Northern Territory. Cyclone Tracy; December 25 1974.
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.