1969–70 Australian region cyclone season

none Aus 1970 1969-1970 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg 8 November 1969 9 May 1970 Judy 960 14 14 1 14 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season 70 The 1969–70 Australian region cyclone season was an above-average tropical cyclone season. It ran from 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season", with the "tropical cyclone year" for this season lasting from 1 July 1969 to 30 June 1970. __TOC__ Season summary Systems Cyclone Blossom Aus November 8 November 9 35 A weak tropical cyclone, Blossom formed on November 8 to the northwest of Cocos Islands. It dissipated, the next day. Cyclone Diane-Françoise Aus Diane 1970-01-05.png Diane-Francoise 1970 track.png January 3 January 9 (Exited basin) 70 996 A tropical low formed on January 3. It soon developed to become Cyclone Diane, before crossing to the South-West Indian Ocean basin on January 9. Severe Tropical Cyclone Ada Aus File:Cyclone Ada satellite 1970-01-17.png Ada 1970 track.png January 3 January 19 80 85 962 Cyclone Ada Tropical Cyclone Ada was a Category 3 cyclone that killed 14 people when it hit Queensland's Whitsunday Island Resorts and the adjacent Whitsunday Coast mainland on January 17, 1970.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/ada.pdf Gibbs, W. J. Report by Director of Meteorology on Cyclone 'Ada' Bureau of Meteorology June 1970 22 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120228170910/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/ada.pdf 28 February 2012 liveSevere Tropical Cyclone Ada Bureau of Meteorology 22 April 2017 http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/ada.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20170618153054/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/ada.shtml 18 June 2017 live Resorts and boats were destroyed or severely damaged at Hayman, Daydream and South Molle Islands, as well as the two resorts – Happy Bay and Palm Bay – on Long Island. About 80% of buildings in the mainland centres of Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach and Cannonvale were severely damaged. Some damage occurred also inland at Proserpine where, following 24-hours of heavy rain that accompanied the storm, the Proserpine River peaked at 11.16 metres: its highest recorded flood. Fourteen people died and property damage was estimated at A$390 million (1997 values).Hills, Ben Rebuilding a daydream 16 May 1970 The Age 11 29 April 2017 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10643668/the_age/ Newspapers.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170806021149/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10643668/the_age/ 6 August 2017 live Like Tropical Cyclone Tracy that devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974, Ada was small in diameter (estimated width 30 km) and damage from her path was limited to a comparatively small geographical area. The wind from Tropical Cyclone Ada was not felt in Bowen (60 km to the north) or Mackay (120 km to the south). However, the heavy rains did cause flooding in the Pioneer River (Mackay) and the Don River (Bowen). Before degenerating into a rainstorm Cyclone Ada travelled further inland to the Cathu State Forest (83 km north-west of Mackay behind the small Bruce Highway township of Calen) and caused extensive damage to the eucalypts, rainforest and pine plantations in that area. It was as a result of complaints about the lack of timely warning about the 1970 cyclone that the Bureau of Meteorology introduced the cyclone warning siren that now accompanies all media broadcasts and telecasts of cyclone warnings in Queensland. Cyclone Glynis Aus Glynis 1970-01-30.png Glynis 1970 track.png January 27 February 6 75 970 Cyclone Glynis formed on January 27 near the Northern Territory. It moved to the southwest before crossing the coast, near Mandurah, Western Australia. It was last noted on February 6. There were no damages and fatalities reported.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/exmouth.shtml Tropical Cyclones Affecting Exmouth Australian Bureau of Meteorology https://web.archive.org/web/20190217144406/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/exmouth.shtml 17 February 2019 dead 23 April 2020 Cyclone Harriet-Iseult Aus Iseult 1970 track.png Iseult 1970 track.png February 2 February 3 (Exited basin) 35 Harriet formed in the western portion of the basin on February 2, strengthening to a tropical storm before moving on the South-West Indian Ocean basin on the next day, where it was renamed Iseult. Cyclone Ingrid Aus February 9 February 17 75 970 Cyclone Ingrid developed on February 9 near Western Australia. It crossed the coast near Carnarvon, Western Australia on an unknown date, causing severe agricultural damage. It was last noted on February 17, to the west-northwest of Perth. Cyclone Judy Aus February 9 February 24 70 960 Cyclone Judy was first seen on February 9, developing in the central Indian Ocean. Peaking as a Category 1- equivalent hurricane, it executed a small counterclockwise loop before it was last noted on February 24. Cyclone Dawn Aus Dawn 1970 track.png February 10 February 19 55 40 980 Cyclone Dawn formed on February 10 in the Gulf of Carpentaria, before moving inland. It moved offshore towards the Coral Sea and continued its westward motion. Then it turned to the south until it was last noted on February 19. It affected the Far North Queensland and New Caledonia with heavy rain.Callaghan Jeff Archive: Known Impacts of Tropical Cyclones, Gulf of Carpentaria, 1885 – 2007 http://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/1155_Gulf_GulfImpactsTropicalCyclones_%201885-2007.pdf Harden Up Queensland Green Cross Australia Cyclone Florence Aus Florence 1970 track.png February 10 February 12 45 990 A weak cyclone, Florence developed on February 10 in the Coral Sea. It was last noted, two days later. Cyclone Cindy Aus March 15 March 20 20 996 Another tropical cyclone, Cindy formed on March 15 in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It was last seen on March 20. Cyclone Kathy-Michelle Aus Kathy-Michelle 1970-03-25.png Kathy-Michelle 1970 track.png March 19 March 25 (Exited basin) 85 990 Cyclone Kathy formed on March 19 in the central Indian Ocean. It moved to the west-southwest before moving on the South-West Indian Ocean basin on March 25, where it was redesignated as Tropical Cyclone Michelle. Cyclone Isa Cyclone Isa Cyclone Ilsa other storms named Isa or Issa List of storms named Isa Aus Isa 1970 track.png April 14 April 19 (exited basin) 40 35 990 Tropical Cyclone Isa formed on April 14 near the Solomon Islands. It impacted the island country before it was last noted as it moved out of the basin into the South Pacific basin on April 19. Cyclone Lulu Aus May 4 May 9 35 996 Cyclone Lulu formed on May 4 to the west of Port Hedland. It moved to the west before striking Western Australia, near Mundabullangana on May 8. It was last noted near Whim Creek, the next day. It caused flooding around the Pilbara region; however, it was unknown if there are reports of fatalities attributed to the cyclone. Other systems On November 14, a tropical low formed and lasted until the next day. Another tropical low developed on March 1 and was last noted on March 5. Season effects 1969 1970 Aus Blossom No No 8 November 1969 9 November 1969 1 1 35 Not specified Cocos Islands None 0 Unspecified No No 14 November 1969 15 November 1969 1 TL 25 Not specified None None 0 Ada No No 3 January 1970 19 January 1970 1 3 80 962 Queensland 12000000 14 Diane No No 3 January 1970 9 January 1970 1 3 70 996 None None 0 Glynis No No 27 January 1970 6 February 1970 1 3 75 970 Northern Territory, Western Australia Unknown None Harriet No No 2 February 1970 3 February 1970 1 1 35 Not specified None None None Ingrid No No 9 February 1970 17 February 1970 1 3 75 970 Western Australia Unknown Unknown Judy No No 9 February 1970 24 February 1970 1 3 70 960 None None None Dawn No No 10 February 1970 19 February 1970 1 2 55 980 Far North Queensland, New Caledonia None None Florence No No 10 February 1970 12 February 1970 1 1 45 990 None None None Unspecified No No 1 March 1970 5 March 1970 1 TL 25 Not specified None None 0 Cindy No No 15 March 1970 20 March 1970 1 1 35 996 Northern Territory, Queensland None 0 Kathy No No 19 March 1970 25 March 1970 1 2 85 990 Northern Territory, Queensland None 0 Isa No No 14 April 19 April 1 1 40 990 Solomon Islands None 0 Lulu No No 4 May 9 May 1 1 35 996 Western Australia Unknown Unknown 15 No 8 November 1969 9 May 1970 85 960 12000000 14 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1969, 1970 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1969, 1970 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1969, 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1969, 1970 References 1960 Australian region cyclone yes 1969 y Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Category:1969 disasters in Australia Category:1970 disasters in Australia Category:1969 disasters in Oceania Category:1970 disasters in Oceania