Cyclone Gwenda
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda is tied with Cyclone Inigo as the most intense Australian tropical cyclone on record, with a barometric pressure of 900 hPa and was the most intense storm worldwide in 1
Cyclone Gwenda near its record-tying peak intensity on April 6
Cyclone Gwenda near landfall on 7 April
Cyclone Orson
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Orson was the fourth most intense cyclone ever recorded in the Australian region. Forming out of a tropical low on 17 April 1989, Orson gradually intensified as it tracked towa
Cyclone Gwenda
…leading to below-average temperatures for much of April. At its peak Gwenda was the strongest storm on record to form near Australia, surpassing Cyclone Orson in 1989. Gwenda held this record until 2003, when its maximum winds were eclipsed by Cyclone Inigo. Despite the minimal damage, the name was retired…
Cyclone Orson intensifying on 21 April