The 1994-95 Australian region cyclone season was a below-average season with only six tropical cyclones occurring within the Australian region from 90°E to 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 1994 to April 30, 1995 with the first tropical low forming on December 13 and the last tropical low dissipating on April 22.[1] This is the period of the year when most tropical cyclones form within the Australian region.[1]
During the season at least eight people were killed from tropical disturbances whilst overall damage was estimated at $0.00 (2004 USD; $0.00 2024 USD). The most damaging tropical cyclone of the season, Cyclone Bobby sank two fishing trawlers, killing seven, and killed an additional person on land.[2]Cyclone Annette caused extensive damage to Western Australia and left 500 heads of cattle dead.[3] Cyclone Warren caused extensive tree damage near its southern Gulf of Carpentaria landfall.[4] Cyclone Violet caused only minor beach erosion in New South Wales as it passed 50 km (30 mi) offshore.[5] Cyclone Chloe, the strongest storm of the season, caused vegetation damage as it made landfall on an uninhabited strech of the north Kimberley Coast.[6] As a result of the impacts caused by Name and Name, the names were retired from the tropical cyclone naming lists.[1]
Within the Australian region, tropical lows are monitored by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), who run Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWC) in Perth, Darwin and Brisbane. There is also a TCWC in Port Morseby in Papua New Guinea. These TCWCs issue warnings for tropical lows between 90°E and 160°E.[1] The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues unofficial warnings within the Australian region, designating tropical cyclones with the P suffix when they form to the east of 135°E and S when they form to the west of 135°E. The Bureau of Meteorology and TCWC Port Moresby both use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, and measure windspeeds over a period of ten minutes, while the JTWC measures sustained winds over a period of one minute and uses the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.
This timeline includes information from post-storm reviews by RSMC Nadi, TCWC Wellington and the JTWC. It documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. Reports among warning centers often differ; as such, information from all three agencies has been included.
Timeline of storms
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All data for the timeline graphic is taken from the BoM.
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edit- ^ a b c d RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee. "Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the South Pacific & Southeast Indian Ocean" (PDF). World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Bobby Report". Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Annette Report" (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Warren Report". Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Violet Report". Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Chloe Report" (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Retrieved 16 June 2010.