2007–08 Australian region cyclone season

Tropical cyclone season June 2019 Aus 2008 2007-2008 Australian region cyclone season summary.png 29 July 2007 26 April 2008 Pancho 938 90 10 14 10 3 149 93.8 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2007–08 South Pacific cyclone season Timeline of the 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season The 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below-average tropical cyclone season. The season began with an early start, with the formation of the first tropical cyclone on 29 July, which was only recognized as a tropical cyclone during post-season analysis. This was the second time that a tropical cyclone had formed during July. The other one was Cyclone Lindsay in the 1996–1997 season. The next tropical cyclone that formed was Cyclone Guba, which formed on 13 November with TCWC Port Moresby assigning the name Guba on 14 November, which was the first named storm within TCWC Port Moresby's area of responsibility since Cyclone Epi in June 2003. Guba was also the first cyclone to occur in the Queensland region in November since 1977. Tropical Cyclone Lee also formed on 13 November and was named by TCWC Perth on 14 November, with the system moving into RSMC Réunion's area of responsibility and being renamed Ariel. The next Cyclone to form within the Australian region was Melanie, which formed on 27 December and was named on the 28th by TCWC Perth. Melanie was the first storm of the season to require cyclone watches, and warnings were issued for the Pilbara coast, but it had weakened into a low-pressure area before it made landfall. Tropical Cyclone Helen was the first tropical cyclone to form in 2008, in the Southern Hemisphere, forming in TCWC Darwin's area of responsibility. Helen marked the first time that Darwin had experienced a tropical cyclone since Cyclone Gretel in the 1984–85 season.Hurricane Season 2008:Tropical Cyclone Helen (Indian) NASA http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2008/h2008_helen.html 20 August 2008 22 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022165904/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2008/h2008_helen.html dead Cyclone Nicholas made landfall north of Carnarvon on 20 February as a category one cyclone. Cyclone Ophelia actually formed in TCWC Darwin's area of responsibility, but had moved into TCWC Perth's area when it was named. Tropical Cyclone Pancho formed on 23 March to the south of Christmas Island, and was named by TCWC Perth on 25 March; the system eventually reached category 4 status, with winds of 95 kn km/h on. In April 2008, Tropical Cyclones Rosie and Durga were the first tropical depressions to be monitored within TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility and Durga was also the first storm to reach tropical cyclone status and named whilst being monitored by TCWC Jakarta. Durga was also the last storm of the season, which officially ended on 30 April. Seasonal summary Systems Tropical Cyclone 01U Aus 01U 2007-07-29 0425Z.jpg 1-S 2007 path.png 29 July (entered basin) 1 August 40 35 992 List of off-season Australian region tropical cyclones On 29 July, an area of low pressure, close to the edge of RSMC La Reunion's Area of responsibility, was designated as Tropical Disturbance 01R. However, this number was withdrawn in RSMC La Reunion's post–storm analysis.http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/jul07sum.txt Gary Padgett Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary 4 July 2008 The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on the developing system on 29 July,http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtxs21.pgtw..txt Archived copy 7 November 2007 20 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920183131/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtxs21.pgtw..txt dead and initiated warnings on the tropical cyclone late that day, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 01S.http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?A2=ind0707e&L=wx-tropl&T=0&P=12004October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes However, by this time, the cyclone had crossed 90E and entered TCWC Perth's Area of Responsibility, which designated it as a Tropical Low and issued shipping warnings on the Tropical Low. Early on 30 July, the tropical cyclone began to dissipate, so the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system on that day.JTWC Advisory 2 and the Bureau of Meteorology issued its last warning the next day. During post–storm analysis, The Bureau of Meteorology upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone in its post-storm analysis, with maximum 10-min sustained winds of 75 km/h mph on, based on QuikSCAT observations. The cyclone was estimated to have reached tropical cyclone intensity from 29 to 30 July. The tropical cyclone is the second on record to exist in the Western Australian region in July, the first being Cyclone Lindsay in 1996. Tropical Cyclone Lee–Ariel Aus Lee 2007-11-15 0355Z.jpg Lee-Ariel 2007 path.png 11 November 15 November (Exited basin) 50 35 984 On 13 November, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth began issuing warnings on a developing tropical low that was located within the area of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta.Gale Warning for the Western Area: Tropical LowMay 2025 medicmedic. Bureau of Meteorology (13 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. On 14 November, TCWC Perth upgraded the tropical low to tropical cyclone status and assigned it the name Lee, while the cyclone was still in TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility.Storm Force Wind Warning for the Western Area: Tropical Cyclone LeeMay 2025 medicmedic. Bureau of Meteorology 14 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007. Later that day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on Tropical Cyclone Lee,Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (14 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. and then designated the storm as Tropical Cyclone 03S shortly after.https://archive.today/20240521194112/https://www.webcitation.org/5TLxneSwB?url=https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh0308web.txt Tropical Cyclone 03S NR 001. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (14 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. The TCWC in Perth upgraded Lee to category 2 on 15 November. Later that day, TCWC Perth issued its final advisory on Lee as it crossed west of 90°E,Storm Force Wind Warning for the Western Area: Tropical Cyclone LeeMay 2025 medicmedic. Bureau of Meteorology (15 November 2007). Retrieved 19 November 2007. and the system was renamed Severe Tropical Storm Ariel by the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius.Warning Number: 001/02 (South-West Indian Ocean)May 2025 medicmedic. Météo-France (15 November 2007). Retrieved 19 November 2007. Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba Aus Guba_2007-11-16_Aqua.jpg Guba 2007 track.png 13 November 20 November 65 75 971 Cyclone Guba The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Brisbane began issuing warnings on a developing tropical low which was located near the southern Papua New Guinea mainland on 13 November 2007,https://archive.today/20240521193951/https://www.webcitation.org/5TJJDIdaf?url=http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/station/ABRF/WOAU01.ABRF Gale Warning for North Eastern Area: Tropical Low. Bureau of Meteorology (13 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the storm.Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (13 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. Later that day, the JTWC issued its first advisory, designating the low as Tropical Cyclone 02P.Tropical Cyclone 02P Warning NR 001. JTWC (13 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. TCWC Brisbane initiated tropical cyclone advisories on the tropical low early on 14 November. Shortly after, TCWC Brisbane upgraded the system to Tropical Cyclone Guba, which was a name assigned by the TCWC in Port Moresby.https://archive.today/20240521194037/https://www.webcitation.org/5TKxk25DY?url=http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/station/ABRF/WTAU01.ABRF Gale Warning for North Eastern Area: Tropical Cyclone Guba. Bureau of Meteorology (14 November 2007). Retrieved 15 November 2007. Guba drifted erratically off the Queensland coast for the next two days, and intensified on 16 November, becoming a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone. Guba was a small, but intense system, forming a well-defined eye. Guba began weakening on 17 November as it started to accelerate to the west towards the Queensland coast. However, it later turned northwards, avoiding the Australian mainland, then north-east while it continued to weaken. TCWC Brisbane downgraded Guba below tropical cyclone strength, and issued its last advisory early on 20 November. Flooding in Papua New Guinea led to at least 150 deaths."At least 150 dead in PNG floods", BBC, 21 November 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007. In the Oro Province, about 2,000 people were evacuated as a result of the flooding. Roads, bridges and 40 houses were washed away, as tides in the area reached two metres high."At least 71 dead in PNG floods say officialsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ", Agence France-Presse, 19 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007. The provincial capital, Popondetta, had its water supply shut down, and Papua New Guinea's national airline, Air Niugini, suspended flights to Popondetta's main airport. The Rabaraba district in Milne Bay Province was also hit by flooding, with 30 houses and food gardens washed away, and forcing the evacuation of about 100 people.Australian Associated Press 2007 Guba kills three in Papua New Guinea 16 November 2007 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/guba-kills-three-in-papua-new-guinea/2007/11/16/1194766927006.html The government in Papua New Guinea reported that an estimated 145,000 people were affected from the flooding in Oro Province.Most recent disaster declaration: Papua New Guinea cyclone. United States Agency for International Development. ReliefWeb. Retrieved 22 November 2007. Six days of torrential rain led to a damage total of 200 million kina (US$71.4 million). Guba was the first tropical cyclone to be assigned a name from Port Moresby's name lists since Tropical Cyclone Epi in 2003. It is the first cyclone to occur in the Queensland region in the month of November since 1977."Cyclone Guba stews under southery drift", Brisbane Times, 15 November 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2007. Tropical Low 04U (Dama) Aus Dama MODIS Aqua 19 dec 0810Z.jpg Dama 2007 track.png 21 December 22 December 30 998 On 18 December, a Tropical Depression in the south-west Indian Ocean was named Moderate Tropical Storm Dama, monitored by Météo-France. The system then moved south-east, entering the area of responsibility of Perth's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, east of 90°E. The storm however, was not at Tropical Cyclone strength when it crossed the area, but was still a tropical depression, in which the Perth TCWC began issuing shipping warnings. Tropical Cyclone Melanie Aus Melanie 2007-12-29 0240z.jpg Melanie 2007 track.png 28 December 2 January 60 60 962 On 27 December, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low near 11.2°S and 117.2°E, and began issuing shipping warnings for the developing system.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2007122708.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Early on 28 December, the TCWC in Perth upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone and named it Melanie.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2007122807.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link The cyclone moved southwards, then turned to the south-west on 29 December and strengthened to a Category 2 (Australian scale).ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2007122901.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Cyclone watches and warnings were issued for the Pilbara coast. On 30 December Melanie began to weaken and become less organised. Melanie continued to weaken and the system was downgraded to Category 1 status on 31 December. Continued weakening took place thereafter and it weakened below cyclone status early on 2 January, when the final advisory was issued.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010200.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Tropical Cyclone Helen Aus Helen MODIS Aqua 04 jan 2008 0450Z.jpg Helen 2007 track.png 28 December 6 January 50 45 975 Cyclone Helen (2007) In late December a tropical low formed over the Top End which was slow moving in the eastern Top End on 29 December, which began moving west during 1 January at the base of the Top End. By the evening of 2 January the Tropical low moved into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. On 3 January at 11am ACST (01:30 UTC) the TCWC in Darwin, Australia, located near the edge of their Area of Responsibility, with TCWC Perth, declared a Tropical Cyclone Warning for the coastal areas from Mitchell Plateau in Western Australia to the Daly River Mouth in Northern Territory with a Tropical Cyclone Watch declared for coastal areas from the Daly River Mouth to Goulburn Island which also included Darwin. 2008 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Kalmaegi .28Helen.29 http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/nt/nttc20071231.shtml Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory Regional Office 3 April 2008ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010302.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Later that day a TCFA was issued by the JTWC who then upgraded the low to a Tropical Cyclone designating the cyclone 10S later that day.https://archive.today/20240521194151/https://www.webcitation.org/5UZhTI2Og?url=http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh9008web.txt WebCite query resultWebCite query result On 4 January at 8am ACST (2230 UTC), TCWC Darwin upgraded the Tropical Cyclone Warning to include Darwin, by 11am ACST (0103 UTC) the TCWC Darwin upgraded the Tropical low to Tropical Cyclone Helen which was located 380 km to the west/south west of Darwin moving towards the northeast.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010401.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link During the afternoon of 4 January Tropical Cyclone Helen was steadily moving towards the east to the Daly River Mouth region. At approximately 7pm ACST (09:30 UTC) TCWC Darwin upgraded the intensity to 50 knots (Category 2), making landfall at Channel Point approximately 130 km southwest of Darwin at 10pm ACST (12:30 UTC),ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010413.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link It soon started to weaken due to interaction with land and it weakened into a tropical low on 5 January as it had become less organised.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010501.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link On 6 January the JTWC issued its final warning on Tropical Cyclone Helen,WebCite query result and then later that day TCWC Darwin followed suit and issued its final advisory on Tropical Low Ex-Helen as it approached TCWC Brisbane's Area of Responsibility.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010617.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link The strongest wind gust recorded was at Charles Point Lighthouse with 120 kilometres an hour recorded during the Tropical Cyclone with Darwin Airport recording 102 kilometres an hour around 2am ACST making it the first time since April 1985 for Darwin to experience Category 1 or more since Cyclone Gretel passed Darwin on 12 April 1985. Tropical Cyclone Helen:NT http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/97eb8862ede17c25ca2574090016613c?OpenDocument Emergency Management Australia 3 April 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080824223416/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/97eb8862ede17c25ca2574090016613c?OpenDocument 24 August 2008 dmy-all Tropical Cyclone Helen — January 2008 http://www.nt.gov.au/pfes/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&p=448 Northern Territory Emergency Service 3 April 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080918202609/http://www.nt.gov.au/pfes/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&p=448 18 September 2008 dmy-all Damages from the storm amounted to an estimated A$21.5 million (US$15 million).Angela Macdonald-Smith and Rebecca Keenan Bloomberg News 12 January 2008 5 March 2009 Tropical Storm Brings Gales, Rain to North Queensland (Update2) https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=amr.6xYMjMjA Tropical Low 07U Aus 31 December 2 January 30 994 On 31 December, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low north north-west of the Cocos Islands, and began issuing shipping warnings.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2007123100.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link The low then moved south-west for the next few days, where it proceeded to enter an area of high vertical wind shear, and began to rapidly weaken. The TCWC issued its final shipping warning on 2 January.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008010207.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Tropical Low 17S Aus 17S 07 feb 2008 0330Z.jpg 17-S 2008 track.png 4 February 10 February 30 40 990 On 4 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low South west of Christmas Island, and began issuing shipping warnings.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008020403.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Initially it was predicted that the system would intensify into a tropical cyclone but later on 4 February, the cyclone began to weaken with the final gale warnings being issued by TCWC Perth later that day. Over the next few days the system drifted eastwards and then on 6 February began showing signs of intensification.http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/feb08sum.txt Gary Padgett Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary (February 2008) 4 July 2008 The following day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued its first advisory, designating the low as Tropical Cyclone 17S.http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh1708web.txt Archived copy 7 February 2008 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208220414/http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh1708web.txt dead Later that day TCWC Perth reinstated Gale warnings on the tropical low. On 10 February The TCWC Perth and the JTWC issued their final advisories on the system.http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?A2=ind0802b&L=wx-tropl&T=0&P=30197October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas Aus Nicholas 15 feb 2008 0240Z.jpg Nicholas 2008 track.png 10 February 20 February 80 80 948 On 10 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Perth identified a Tropical Low near 16.0°S and 124.7°E, and began issuing tropical cyclone advisories on the system.https://archive.today/20240521194548/https://www.webcitation.org/5VZanpIXI?url=http://www.sonicfighters.com/rattleman/other/000138-IDW10800.shtml Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook for North West Australia. Bureau of Meteorology (10 February 2008). Retrieved 14 February 2008. On 12 February, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system.https://archive.today/20240521194351/https://www.webcitation.org/5VYlWUB7p?url=http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh9808web.txt Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (12 February 2008). Retrieved 14 February 2008. Later in the day, the JTWC issued its first advisory, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 19S.Tropical Cyclone 19S Warning NR 001. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (12 February 2008). Retrieved 14 February 2008. Early on 13 February, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth upgraded the tropical low to a tropical cyclone and named it "Nicholas".Tropical Cyclone Nicholas: High Seas Weather Warning at 0104UTCMay 2025 medicmedic. Bureau of Meteorology (13 February 2008). Retrieved 14 February 2008. Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/wa/watc20080210.shtml Bureau of Meteorology, Western Australian Regional Office 3 April 2008 On 16 February, Nicholas was upgraded to a Severe Tropical Cyclone,ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008021612.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link but it was downgraded back to a tropical cyclone on 18 February.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008021807.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Nicholas squirmed around Western Australia before finally making landfall north of Carnarvon on 20 February.A Thomson Reuters Foundation Service. AlertNet. Retrieved 16 December 2010. Once inland, TCWC Perth discontinued advisories.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008022007.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link The cyclone caused gales over the North West cape in Western Australia, and the town of Exmouth was on high alert.Exmouth prepares for Tropical Cyclone Nicholas – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Abc.net.au (18 February 2008). Retrieved 16 December 2010. Tropical Cyclone Ophelia Aus Ophelia 2008-03-02 0530Z.jpg Ophelia 2008 track.png 27 February 7 March 55 65 985 On 27 February 2008 the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) in Darwin identified a Tropical Low near the Northern Territory, and began issuing tropical cyclone advisories on the system.http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?A2=ind0802d&L=wx-tropl&T=0&P=61043June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes On 29 February, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system.https://archive.today/20240521194515/https://www.webcitation.org/5Vz3yt5L0?url=https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh9408web.txt Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (29 February 2008). Retrieved 1 March 2008. On 1 March, the JTWC issued their first warning on Tropical Cyclone 21S.https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh2108web.txt Archived copy 1 March 2008 4 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080304003615/http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh2108web.txt dead The low moved into TCWC Perth's area of responsibility during the day. The low strengthened as it moved off the Kimberley coast, and was upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Ophelia by TCWC Perth.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008030112.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Ophelia intensified to a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian scale early on 2 March. The JTWC briefly upgraded Ophelia to a Category 1 cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson scale later that day, but was downgraded to a tropical storm on the next advisory. Ophelia continued on a general south-westerly track parallel to the coast, and eventually weakened out to sea as TCWC Perth discontinued advisories. Tropical Cyclone Ophelia http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/wa/watc20080225.shtml Bureau of Meteorology, Western Australian Regional Office 3 April 2008 Tropical Low 20P Aus Tropical Low 20P 2008-02-29.jpg 20-P 2008 track.png 29 February 29 February 30 35 999 Early on 28 February, Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Brisbane identified a Tropical low which was located about 100 nmi km on north-east of Townsville, Queensland and started issuing Gale Warnings on the low Later that day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on this tropical low which was located north-east of Australia.TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh9608web.txt https://www.webcitation.org/5VxYsDmnK?url=http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh9608web.txt dead 2008-02-29 2025-08-05 www.webcitation.org The next day, the JTWC issued its first advisory on the Tropical Low designating it as Tropical Cyclone 20P.TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING https://www.webcitation.org/5VyCMjSlA?url=https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh2008web.txt 2025-08-05 www.webcitation.org Later that day, the JTWC issued its final advisory on the system noting the storm was becoming extratropical.TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh2008web.txt https://www.webcitation.org/5VyrwET0L?url=http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh2008web.txt dead 2008-02-29 2025-08-05 www.webcitation.org However TCWC Brisbane continued to issue warnings on this Tropical Low as it approached the edge of Brisbane's Area off responsibility. On 1 March TCWC Brisbane issued its final Gale warning for the northern region as the Low moved into TCWC Wellingtons Area of responsibility.Padgett, Gary http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2008/trak0802.htm Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2008 23 March 2008 Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho Aus Pancho 27 mar 2008 0700Z.jpg Pancho 2008 track.png 25 March 29 March 90 100 938 On 23 March a Tropical low formed south-west of Christmas Island.BOM http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/wa/watc20080323.shtml Severe Tropical Cyclone Pancho 21 July 2008 The next day TCWC Perth, began issuing shipping warnings on the Tropical low.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008032403.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link Later that day the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, on the tropical low. They then started issuing warnings that day designating it as Tropical Cyclone 26S.TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT https://www.webcitation.org/5WYUkiehV?url=https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/sh9708web.txt 2025-08-05 www.webcitation.orghttp://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/archive/08032412 Archived copy 26 March 2008 12 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012065108/http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/archive/08032412 dead The low then intensified into a Tropical Cyclone and was named Pancho by TCWC Perth early on 25 March.ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008032507.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link The next day, Pancho became a severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale,ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008032613.WTAUT ftp.met.fsu.edu dead FTP link with Pancho rapidly intensified into a minimal Category four cyclone on the Australian scale on 27 March. However, during the 28th, Tropical Cyclone Pancho entered an area of increasing vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures and within a few hours it was downgraded back to a Category 2 cyclone on the Australian scale.http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?A2=ind0803d&L=wx-tropl&T=0&P=73043October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The cyclone then weakened back to a tropical low about 300 kilometres south-west of the Western Australian Gascoyne coast with gale-force winds remaining south of the low. with both TCWC Perth and the JTWC issuing their final warnings on Pancho that day.BOM ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Australia/2008032904.WTAUT FTP server dead TCWC Perth Advisory 29/3/2008 03Z 21 July 2008 JTWC http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/archive/08032906 Tropical Cyclone 26s (Pancho) Warning Number 11 21 July 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080403042217/http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/archive/08032906 3 April 2008 The remnants of Pancho produced much needed rains over the drought-stricken areas of SW Western Australia. Mandurah, Garden Island, and Rottnest recorded the highest rainfall totals during the event at 56.4 mm in on, 49.8 and 49.4 mm in on respectively.Narelle Towie Sunday Times (Perth Now) 31 March 2008 17 March 2009 Rain-starved Perthites rejoice over downpour http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23459910-2761,00.htmlOctober 2026 medicmedic The heavy rains caused some flooding along several roads, forcing officials to temporarily shut them down. Large swells from the storm also washed rocks onto the roads near Exmouth.Staff Writer ABC News 28 March 2008 17 March 2009 Pancho's Rain Down on Exmouth http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/03/28/2202189.htm Tropical Cyclone Rosie Aus Rosie 22 apr 2008 0310Z.jpg Rosie 2008 track.png 20 April 24 April 50 50 988 Late on 20 April, the JTWC, TCWC Jakarta and TCWC Perth all started to monitor a tropical low that had developed within the monsoon trough, about 1030 km mi on, to the south-west of Jakarta, Indonesia.10 December 2011 http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/IDCKMSTM0S.csv Unattributed 10 December 2011 Bureau of Meteorology Database of past Tropical Cyclone trackshttp://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/2008/2008s-bsh/bsh282008.txt JTWC Tropical Cyclone 28S (Rosie) Best Track Analysis Joint Typhoon Warning Center Unattributed 9 August 2008 United States Navy 10 December 2011 17 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120917052648/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/2008/2008s-bsh/bsh282008.txt dead During 21 April, convection surrounding the system rapidly developed in generally favourable conditions and organized around a low level circulation centre.Courtney Joe 28 August 2008 Tropical Cyclone Rosie http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/rosie.pdf Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Australian Bureau of Meteorology 10 December 2011 TCWC Jakarta and TCWC Perth then reported at 1500 UTC (2300 WST), that the low had developed into a category 1 tropical cyclone, before six hours later the JTWC followed suit and assigned it the designation 28S.http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh2808web.txt JTWC Tropical Cyclone 28S (Rosie) advisory 2008-04-21 Unattributed 21 April 2008 Joint Typhoon Warning Center United States Navy 11 December 2011 dead https://archive.today/20240521194712/https://www.webcitation.org/5XFw2cgLC?url=http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh2808web.txt 21 May 2024 However the cyclone was not named as Rosie, until early the next day after it had moved out of TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility and moved into Perth's. As Rosie moved into TCWC Perth's area of responsibility, both TCWC Perth and the JTWC reported that the system had peaked with windspeeds of 95 km/h mph on, which meant that it was a category two tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and equivalent to a tropical storm on the SSHS. After it had been named, Rosie weakened into a category one tropical cyclone with the low level circulation centre became devoid of convection as it moved towards the south-southeast towards Christmas Island. However convection redeveloped over the system later that day, but failed to become sustained or organized, as a result TCWC Perth reported early on 23 April, that Rosie had weakened into a tropical low despite it having 10-min windspeeds of 65 km/h mph on. During that day convection and gale-force winds eventually became confined to the south-east quadrant of the cyclone before the JTWC and TCWC Perth issued their final advisories on Rosie during 24 April as all convection surrounding the system had weakened and dissipated. During its lifetime, the only area that Tropical Cyclone Rosie affected was Christmas Island which recorded 52.8 mm in on of rain between 21 and 23 April. Early on 22 April, heavy swells of between 5 – 7 m ft affected Christmas Island, and caused some damage facilities on the shore and tore a mooring from its anchor.Unattributed 2008 10 December 2011 Tropical Cyclone Rosie http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/rosie.shtml Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Durga Aus Durga 23 apr 2008 0355Z.jpg Durga 2008 track.png 20 April 26 April 50 40 984 On 20 April, TCWC Perth and TCWC Jakarta both started to monitor a Tropical Low that was located within the South-West Indian Ocean about 2847 km mi on to the west of Jakarta, Indonesia. The low had developed within a monsoon trough of low pressure, however a moderate amount of northerly wind shear located over the system was hampering any further development of the system. Over the next few days as the low moved towards the southeast, the wind shear gradually decreased, which meant that convection was able to wrap around the system's low level circulation centre and help it develop into a category one tropical cyclone on 22 April. As the system developed into a category one tropical cyclone, it moved into TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility who named it Durga. Storm names At the start of the Tropical Cyclone Year in July, tropical lows that developed into tropical cyclones were named by one of the four tropical cyclone warning centres, which each had their own list of names.http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP-24-OP-PLN-2006-edition-english.pdf RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee World Meteorological Organization Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan (2006) https://web.archive.org/web/20081030030005/http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP-24-OP-PLN-2006-edition-english.pdf 30 October 2008 8 August 2007 live 18–21 11 December 2011 However, by January 2008, a fifth TCWC in Jakarta, Indonesia had become operational and subsequently in April 2008 named Tropical Low 23U, Durga.http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2008/summ0804.htm Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary April 2008 Padgett. Gary 29 August 2008 Australian Severe Weather 11 December 2011 In November 2007, TCWC Port Moresby named Tropical Low 03U, Guba which was the first time that they had named a system since Tropical Cyclone Epi in 2002–03.Padgett. Gary http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2008/summ0711a.htm Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary November 2007 Part A Australian Severe Weather 11 December 2011 13 July 2008 During the season, TCWC Perth named 5 systems and identified a sixth that occurred in July 2007 that should have been named Lee operationally, while TCWC Darwin named 1 system and TCWC Brisbane named none. After the season, TCWC Perth, Darwin and Brisbane merged their naming lists into one list, while the names Guba and Helen were retired.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/names.shtml Bureau of Meteorology 2010 Tropical Cyclone Names Lists TCWC Perth Lee Melanie Nicholas Ophelia Pancho Rosie TCWC Darwin Helen TCWC Jakarta Durga TCWC Port Moresby Guba Season effects |- | 01U || 0727 27–31 July || bgcolor=#A1|2 Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|40 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A1|992 hPa inHg 4 on on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Lee-Ariel || 20071111 11 - 15 November 2007 || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|50 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|984 hPa inHg 4 on on || None || 0 None || 0 None ||Tropical Cyclone Lee 16 July 2008 30 May 2022 http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/lee.pdf Australian Bureau of Meteorology |- | Guba || 1113 13–19 November || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|140 140 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#A3|0970 970 hPa inHg 4 on || Papua New Guinea, Queensland || $71.4 million || 149 || |- | 04U (Dama) || 1221 21–22 December || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical Low || bgcolor=#TD|55 55 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Melanie || 1228 28 December–2 January || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|60 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|962 hPa inHg 4 on on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Helen || 20071231 31 December - 7 January || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|50 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|975 hPa inHg 4 on on || Northern Australia || $22.4 million || None || |- | 07U || 1231 31 December- 2 January || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical Low || bgcolor=#TD|55 55 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#TD|0994 994 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Low (17S) || 0202 2–10 February || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical Low || bgcolor=#TD|55 55 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#TD|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Nicholas || 0210 10–20 February || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|130 130 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#A3|0956 956 hPa inHg 4 on || Western Australia || None || 0 None || |- | Ophelia || 20080229 29 February - 7 March 2008 || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|985 hPa inHg 4 on on || Northern Territory, Western Australia || 0 None || 0 None ||Tropical Cyclone Ophelia 20 March 2008 30 May 2022 http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/ophelia.pdf Courtney, Joseph B Australian Bureau of Meteorology |- | 20P || 0229 29 February || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical Low || bgcolor=#TD|55 55 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#TD|0999 999 hPa (29.5 inHg) || None || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Pancho || 0325 25–29 March || bgcolor=#A4|Category 4 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A4|165 165 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#A4|0938 938 hPa inHg 4 on || Christmas Island, Western Australia || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Rosie || 20080420 20 - 24 April 2008 || bgcolor=#A2|3 3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|50 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|988 hPa inHg 4 on on || Christmas Island || 1 Unknown || 0 None ||Tropical Cyclone Rosie 28 August 2008 Australian Bureau of Meteorology 30 May 2022 http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/rosie.pdf Courtney, Joseph B |- | Durga || 20080420 20 - 26 April 2008 || bgcolor=#A2|3 3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|50 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|988 hPa inHg 4 on on || None || 0 None || 0 None ||Australian Bureau of Meteorology 1 October 2008 Paterson, Linda A Tropical Cyclone Durga http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/durga.pdf 30 May 2022 |- 12 27 July – 24 April 175 km/h mph on 934 hPa inHg 4 on </div> See also Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones in 2007 and 2008 Atlantic hurricane seasons: 2007, 2008 Pacific hurricane seasons: 2007, 2008 Pacific typhoon seasons: 2007, 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2007, 2008 References 30em External links World Meteorological Organization Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 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