1980–81 Australian region cyclone season

none Aus 1981 1980-1981 Australian cyclone season summary.jpg 3 November 1980 30 May 1981 Mabel 930 110 10 14 14 10 >1 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 1980–81 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1980–81 South Pacific cyclone season The 1980–81 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season. It officially started on 1 November 1980 and officially ended on 30 April 1981. __TOC__ Systems Severe Tropical Cyclone Alice–Adelaide Aus Adelaide 1980-11-08 0232Z.png Alice-Adelaide 1980 path.png 3 November 10 November (Exited basin) 105 110 940 Formed on 3 November, just south of Selat Mentawai then moved southwestward before reaching a peak intensity of 110 kn mph km/h and a minimum pressure of 940.0 hPa inHg on 8 November. On 12 November the storm began to move northwestward and two days later dissipated over the open Indian Ocean. Severe Tropical Cyclone Bert–Christelle Aus Christe Nov 29 1980 0154Z.png Bert-Christelle 1980 path.png 24 November 3 December (Exited basin) 80 80 965The origins of Cyclone Bert–Christelle can be traced to a quasistationary convergence zone that spread across Indonesia to north of the Cocos Islands. Bert–Christelle was slow to organize but began to show signs of organization on November 26. Later on that day, the disturbance gained sufficient organization, noted by curved cloudbands, to be classified as Cyclone Bert. The cyclone moved to the southwest, gradually intensifying and attained a peak intensity of 150 km/h mph on 5 and a barometric pressure of 965 hPa (28.49 inHg) on November 29. Bert continued the same westerly motion and exited the basin on December 3. It was subsequently named Christelle by Météo France.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/bert.shtml Tropical Cyclone Bert www.bom.gov.au 2020-04-04 Severe Tropical Cyclone Carol Aus Carol 1980-12-16 2333Z.png Carol 1980 path.png 12 December 22 December 110 110 940Cyclone Carol formed from a weak area of low pressure to the southwest of Timor on December 12. While moving to the southwest, the disturbance developed banding features and was classified as Cyclone Carol. As Carol moved to the west, it intensified and peaked at 195 km/h mph on 5 with a barometric pressure of 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) on December 16. Briefly, both Carol and Dan exhibited a Fujiwhara interaction around December 17 due to their close proximity to each other. Carol began to impart wind shear on nearby Cyclone Dan, ultimately leading to its demise. Carol continued its track, but encountered strong wind shear and rapidly weakened. Carol's low level center became decoupled and continued to the west, where it dissipated on December 24.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/carol.shtml Tropical Cyclone Carol www.bom.gov.au 2020-04-04 Tropical Cyclone Dan Cyclone Dan other uses List of storms named Dan Aus Dan 1980-12-16 2333Z.png Dan 1980 path.png 14 December 18 December 50 55 985Cyclone Dan formed from an area of convection situated north of the Cocos Islands in mid-December. The tropical low moved eastwards and curved to the southwest, coalescing to form Dan. Dan's track shifted abruptly to the northeast from interacting with Carol, attaining a peak intensity of 95 km/h mph on 5 and 985 hPa (29.08 inHg) on December 16. Intensification quickly halted as strong upper-level flow from Cyclone Carol to its south sheared its cloudtops off. Dan's low level circulation moved erratically to the south and passed within 140 km west of Christmas Island on December 17, where winds of 74 km/h were observed. Dan ultimately dissipated around 370 km to the south of Christmas Island on December 18. Cyclone Dan is notable in that it traveled generally towards the southeast for the duration of its existence, which is uncommon for cyclones in the area.http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/dan.shtml Tropical Cyclone Dan www.bom.gov.au 2020-04-04 Tropical Cyclone Edna Aus Edna Dec 25 1980 0035Z.png Edna 1980 path.png 20 December 27 December 40 40 994 Severe Tropical Cyclone Felix Aus Felix 1980-12-26 0232Z.png Felix 1980 path.png 22 December 31 December 100 110 940 Severe Tropical Cyclone Mabel Aus Mabel 1981-01-18 0532Z.png Mabel 1981 path.png 12 January 21 January 110 120 930 Tropical Cyclone Eddie Aus Eddie Feb 12 1981 2239Z.png Eddie 1981 track.png 8 February 13 February 55 55 980 Tropical Cyclone Cliff SPac Cliff Feb 13 1981 2036Z.png Cliff 1981 track.png 13 February (Crossed 160°E) 15 February 50 50 980 Initially a South Pacific tropical cyclone, Cliff developed on February 9, near Vanua Lava, Vanuatu. The cyclone reached peak intensity on February 12, with an estimated central pressure of 975 hPa. It passed over New Caledonia at near peak intensity, with sustained winds 92 km/h. After crossing into the Australian region, Cliff struck Queensland on February 14, making landfall near Bundaberg. The cyclone caused some crop and structural damages in South East Queensland, and beach erosion occurred on the Gold and Sunshine coasts. One man was drowned off the Gold Coast.Tropical Cyclone Cliff http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/cliff.shtml Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne, Victoria January 24, 2022 Severe Tropical Cyclone Neil Aus Neil 1981-03-01 0100Z.jpg Neil 1981 track.png 24 February 7 March 105 110 940 Severe Tropical Cyclone Freda Aus Freda Feb 27 1981 0912Z.png Freda Pacific 1981 track.png 24 February 3 March (Crossed 160°E) 70 60 972 Severe Tropical Cyclone Max Aus Max 1981-03-14 2305Z.jpg Max Aus 1981 track.png 9 March 19 March 85 100 960 Cyclone Max developed from a low-pressure system into a Category 1 cyclone in Van Diemen Gulf, off the Northern Territory Coast, on 11 March 1981. Moving west-southwest, it crossed over Darwin, Australia later that day, causing tree damage and flooding but minimal structural damage. It subsequently moved west into the Timor Sea and the Indian Ocean, and although intensifying to Category 3 and reaching a lowest pressure of 960.0 hPa inHg, did not approach land again.Cyclones 1981 http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1981/bom/max.gif australiasevereweather.com Max was notable for being the first cyclone to pass over Darwin since the city was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy 6 years earlier. The name Max was not retired from the Northern Australia naming list. Severe Tropical Cyclone Olga Aus Olga 1981-04-10 1200Z.png Olga 1981 track.png 5 April 15 April 95 120 940 Severe Tropical Cyclone Paddy Aus Paddy 1981-05-27 0138Z.png Paddy 1981 track.png 24 May 30 May 65 55 973 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1980, 1981 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1980, 1981 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1980, 1981 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1980, 1981 References 2 1980 Australian region cyclone yes 1980 y * Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Australian region Australian region Australian region