2000–01 Australian region cyclone season

none April 2023 Aus 2001 2000-2001 Australian region cyclone season summary.png 3 December 2000 23 April 2001 Sam 935 110 10 14 8 3 2 total 12.8 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season The 2000–01 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season. It began on 1 November 2000 and ended on 30 April 2001. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, which runs from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.August 2012 __TOC__ Season timeline Systems Severe Tropical Cyclone Sam Cyclone Sam Aus Sam 2000-12-08 0900Z.jpg Sam 2000 path.png 3 December 10 December 110 110 935 Sam originated from a tropical low that formed in the Arafura Sea on 28 November. Tracking generally westward, the initial low-pressure area remained generally weak until it entered the Timor Sea, by which time it had strengthened into a tropical cyclone on 5 December. Though a subtropical ridge was forcing the cyclone westward at the time,December, 2000 Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2001/summ0012.htm Australiansevereweather.com 8 August 2013 Padgett, Gary Kersemakers, Mark Smith, Carl Severe Tropical Cyclone Sam (TC-03S) December 2000 an approaching shortwave trough caused Sam to track southward the following day, towards the Australian coast.Bate, Peter W. The South Pacific and southeast Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2000-01 Australian Meteorological Magazine November 2002 52 1 33–47 http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf 8 August 2013 Chappel, Lori-Carmen Bureau of Meteorology Darwin, Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20120321152406/http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2003/chappel.pdf 21 March 2012 deadSevere Tropical Cyclone Sam http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/sam.pdf Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Report Bureau of Meteorology 8 August 2013 Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Perth, Australia During its southward progression, Sam rapidly intensified, and reached its peak intensity on 7 December. The next day, the storm made landfall near Lagrange, Western Australia at the same intensity.Annual Tropical Cyclone Report For 2001 http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/2001atcr.pdf Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Joint Typhoon Warning Center 8 August 2013 United States Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 199–200, 258, 306 2001 21 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130221082204/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/2001atcr.pdf dead Once inland, Sam was slow to weaken as it recurved eastward, and persisted for nearly a week inland before dissipating on 14 December. Throughout its existence, Cyclone Sam brought heavy rainfall to a wide swath of northern Australia. Rainfall peaked at520 mm in on in Shelamar over a 48-hour period ending on 11 December. Upon making landfall, damage was considerable, albeit localized. Most of the destruction wrought by Sam occurred near the coast, particularly in Bidyadanga and Anna Springs Station.Cyclone Sam Lashes Australia Coast https://apnews.com/480f6b8763c0c883897b8793f13f37e1 9 August 2013 8 December 2000 Associated Press News Perth, Australia Some buildings sustained considerable damage, and trees and power lines were felled, resulting in some power outages. Offshore, 163 illegal immigrants aboard two vessels were feared to have drowned, which would make Sam one of the deadliest cyclones in Australian history.163 Feared Dead in Australian Boat Tragedy https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81937&page=1 9 August 2013 13 December 2000 American Broadcasting Channel Canberra, Australia However, these people were later accounted for.Missing refugees alive, says Ruddock 4 January 2001 Fyfe, Melissa Melbourne, Australia The Age Tropical Cyclone Terri Aus Terri 2001 path.png Terri 2001-01-30 0230Z.jpg 27 January 31 January 60 50 975 Terri formed on 27 January 2001 near the northern Kimberley coast. The storm paralleled the coast, reaching Category 2 strength before making landfall near Pardoo early on 31 January. The storm dissipated Late on the same day.Season 2000-2001 Tropical Cyclone TERRI Track Map http://australiasevereweather.com/tropical_cyclones/2000_2001/oper/tropical_cyclone_terri.htm australiasevereweather.com 19 October 2010 Tropical Cyclone Vincent Aus Vincent 2001-02-11 0250Z.jpg Vincent 2001 path.png 7 February 15 February 45 35 980 Cyclone Vincent formed on 7 February 2001, 900 km northwest of Onslow, Western Australia from an active monsoonal trough. Wind shear prevented the tropical low from intensifying for a few days, but once the storm formed it began to move southeast and intensify. Vincent peaked with sustained winds of 55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on which made it a Category 2 tropical cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. Cyclone Vincent crossed the Western Australia coast as a tropical low, a few kilometres south of Broome, Western Australia.Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Vincent http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/vincent.pdf 26 May 2022 Tropical Cyclone Winsome Aus Winsome 2001-02-11 0115Z.jpg Winsome 2001 path.png 8 February 14 February 40 40 981 Winsome was a weak system that developed from a low in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 8 February. Torrential rains produced by the storm in the Northern Territory resulted in severe flooding which killed two people.James Wakelin and Alice Burton Northern Territory News 14 February 2001 Storm chaos: 2 feared dead; High winds lash Top End Tropical Cyclone Wylva Aus Wylva 2001-02-16 0130Z.jpg Wylva 2001 path.png 14 February 22 February 35 40 988 Wylva formed from a low in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 15 February. Wylva briefly became a Category 1 tropical cyclone before making landfall near Booroloola in the morning of 16 February. Even though the system made landfall in a remote area, the remnants of the system caused $13 million in damage and around 700 people had to be evacuated. The remnants of Wylva dissipated on 22 February near Nanutarra. Tropical Low 10P (07F) Aus 10P 2001-02-15 2355Z.jpg 10-P 2001 path.png 16 February 16 February (exited basin) 30 25 1000 This storm moved from Brisbane's area of responsibility into Fiji's on 16 February. It dissipated on 18 February. Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail Aus Abigail Feb 27 2001 1115Z.jpg Abigail 2001 path.png 24 February 8 March 65 60 970 On 24 February 2001, Cyclone Abigail formed about 80 km northeast of Cairns, Australia. It then made landfall in Queensland as a Category 1 storm. Severe Tropical Cyclone Walter Aus Walter 2001-04-04 0350Z.jpg Walter 2001 path.png 1 April 8 April 80 90 940 Walter was a storm that formed east of Christmas Island and tracked westward at a low latitude. On 3 April, Cocos Island was placed under a cyclone watch as Walter approached the island.4 April 2001 Cocos Cyclone 34 The Advertiser Adelaide Throughout 5 April, heavy rains and high winds, estimated up to 90 km/h mph on battered the area as Walter passed by the island.The Daily Telegraph 17 6 April 2001 Cyclone Walter hits Cocos Tropical Cyclone Alistair Aus Alistair apr 18 2001 0539Z.jpg Alistair 2001 path.png 15 April 23 April 60 65 975 The second most damaging cyclone of the 2000–01 cyclone season, Alistair made landfall close to Carnarvon on 24 April 2001 as a poorly organized cyclone. The centre passed just to the north of town with a wind gust to 67 kilometres per hour from the northeast recorded at 4:11 am. Minimum pressure of 1002.9 hPa was recorded at 5 am, followed by the peak recorded wind gust of 90 kilometres per hour from the southeast at 6 am. A total of 24 mm of rainfall was reported in Carnarvon. Plantations to the north of Carnarvon reported 30-40% crop losses, with wind estimates of 100 to 110 kilometres per hour.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wa/2001.shtml Western Australia Tropical Cyclone Season Summary 2000–01 Bom.gov.au 2012-08-17 Other systems On 28 November, a tropical low formed near Christmas Island. Moving southeastward, the low was last noted to the south-southwest of Jakarta on 30 November. On 4 December, the TCWC Brisbane reported that a tropical low formed near the tip of the Cape York Peninsula. Moving southwestward, the primary responsibility of the tropical low was passed to the TCWC Darwin from TCWC Brisbane as the low made landfall near Alyangula. It was last noted on 6 December. On 7 January, the TCWC Darwin reported that a tropical low developed to the north-northwest of Tiwi Islands. The low slowly moved to the south-southwest, before it was last noted while inland, near Katherine. Another tropical low formed on 16 March near Christmas Island. Wind shear prevented further intensification, and it dissipated the next day. On 4 April, a weak tropical low formed to the north of Nhulunbuy. It was last seen the next day. Storm names TCWC Perth Sam Terri Vincent Walter TCWC Darwin Winsome Alistair TCWC Brisbane Wylva Abigail The Bureau of Meteorology would later retire the names Sam and Abigail, replacing them with Sean and Anika respectively. Anika was first used in 2008 with Sean following later in 2010. Season effects This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 2000–01 Australian region cyclone season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s)–denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2001 AUD and USD. |- | Sam || 1203 3–10 December || bgcolor=#A5|Category 5 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A5|205 205 km/h (125 mph) || bgcolor=#A5|0935 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) || Western Australia || Minor || None || |- | Terri || 20000128 28 January – 1 February || bgcolor=#A2|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|60 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|975 hPa inHg 4 on on || Western Australia || 0 None || 0 None ||Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Terri http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/terri.pdf 31 May 2022 |- | Vincent || 20010212 12 – 15 February || bgcolor=#A2|Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|55 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|980 hPa inHg 4 on on || Western Australia || 0 None || 0 None || |- | Winsome || 20010208 8 – 14 February || bgcolor=#A1|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|40 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A1|981 hPa inHg 4 on on || Northern Territory || 1000000 AU$ || 1 ||International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship 2001039S11139 25 May 2022 2001 Tropical Cyclone Winsome (2001039S11139)Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Winsome http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/winsome.shtml 26 May 2022 |- | Wylva || 20010215 15 – 22 February || bgcolor=#A1|Category 1 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A1|40 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A1|988 hPa inHg 4 on on || Northern Australia || 13000000 AU$ || 1 Unknown ||International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship 2001045S14142 25 May 2022 2001 Tropical Cyclone Wylva (2001045S14142)Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Wylva http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/wylva.shtml 26 May 2022 |- | 10P || 0216 16–16 February || bgcolor=#TD|Tropical Low || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h (35 mph) || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) || None || None || None || |- | Abigail || 0224 24 February – 8 March || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|120 120 km/h (75 mph) || bgcolor=#A3|0970 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) || Queensland, Northern Territory,Western Australia || None || None || |- | Walter || 0401 1–8 April || bgcolor=#A3|Category 3 severe tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A3|150 150 km/h (90 mph) || bgcolor=#A3|0940 940 hPa (27.75 inHg) || Cocos Islands || None || None || |- | Alistair || 20010414 14 – 24 April || bgcolor=#A2|3 Category 2 tropical cyclone || bgcolor=#A2|60 kn km/h mph 5 out on on || bgcolor=#A2|975 hPa inHg 4 on on || Northern Territory, Western Australia || 1 Minor || 0 None ||Tropical Cyclone Alistair 11 June 2009 Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/alistair.pdf 31 May 2022 |- 9 systems 3 December –23 April 205 km/h (125 mph) 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) $13000000 $12800000 2 </div> See also Tropical cyclones List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons Atlantic hurricane seasons: 2000, 2001 Pacific hurricane seasons: 2000, 2001 Pacific typhoon seasons: 2000, 2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2000, 2001 References External links Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC 1 March 2010 . 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