Cyclone Selma hit Darwin in 1975. It caused extensive damage, including flooding and destruction of infrastructure, but its impact was overshadowed by Cyclone Tracy which struck later in the same year.
Monday 1974 December 24-December25
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.
Before Cyclone Tracy, there were various cyclones that affected the Northern Territory and Australia, but nothing on the scale of Tracy in terms of destruction and impact. The cyclone brought devastating winds of up to 240 km/h that hit Darwin in 1974, leading to widespread destruction and loss of life. Cyclone Tracy prompted significant changes in building codes and disaster preparedness in Australia.
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.
Cyclone Phet
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Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin, Australia on the 24th of December(CHRISTMAS EVE) and killed 65 people.
The cyclone that hit Darwin on Christmas Day was Cyclone Tracy, which struck in 1974.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in the month of December. Specifically, it hit on Christmas Day.
Yes. Cyclone Tracy directly hit Darwin, wiping out about three-quarters of the town.
On Christmas Day 1974, three quarters of Darwin was wiped out by Cyclone Tracy.
When Cyclone Tracy Hit Darwin, the city received 250mm within a 12 hour period.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
The only cyclone to actually hit Darwin in 1974 was Tracy. Others came close, but never actually seriously threatened the city.
What was the name of the cyclone that passed Darwin three weeks before Tracy?
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.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin just after midnight on Christmas Day in 1974 and lasted until about 7:00 am.