Cyclone Tracy developed over several days before it turned and headed for Darwin on December 24th 1974. Gale force winds began in the town at around midnight and the peak gust of wind was recorded at 3:05 am on the 25th before the equipment ceased to function.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
Cyclone Tracy was not very big but its effects were massive as it swept out all of Darwin.
Cyclone Tracy rotated in a clockwise direction, as do all cyclones in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin just after midnight on Christmas Day in 1974 and lasted until about 7:00 am. The eye itself took about 35 minutes to pass.
Cyclone Tracy started as a tropical storm out in the Arafura Sea.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
Cyclone Tracy moved in late on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1974. The eye passed directly over Darwin just after midnight, and the cyclone had passed by around 7:00am the next morning.
No. Cyclone Tracy was an a very intense but abnormally small cyclone.
Cyclone Selma came before Cyclone Tracy.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
This link has all the info you need.
Bill Bunbury has written: 'Caught in Time' 'Cyclone Tracy' -- subject(s): Cyclone Tracy, 1974, Cyclones, History
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Gough Whitlam
Cyclone Tracy started as a tropical storm out in the Arafura Sea. It hit Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia, in the early hours of Christmas Day of 1974. For a track map of the cyclone, see the link below.
cyclone Tracy was very serious and was in 1974. it hit on Christmas eve.