Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/January/17

January 17

• 1971 - Cyclone Ada hit the Whitsunday Islands off the Queensland coast. Ada killed 14 people and caused $390 million in damage.
• 1998 - A tropical depression struck Mozambique and moved southward through the country; heavy rainfall and landslides caused 87 deaths.
• 1985 - Cyclone Eric (pictured) moved through Fiji at peak intensity, killing 25 people and causing $40 million in damage.