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The 1980-1985 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasonss ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1980 and 1985. Tropical Cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March. 1980-81 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON Cyclone Cliff After ravaging the South Pacific islands, Cyclone Cliff struck Queensland on February 14 , 1981 . The effects of the cyclone was felt from Noosa to Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. One person died in the storm. {Link without Title} Cyclone Max Cyclone Max developed from a low pressure system into a category 1 cyclone in Van Diemen Gulf, off the 6 years earlier. The name ''Max'' was not retired from the Northern Australia naming list. 1981-82 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON Cyclone Errol Errol caused heavy damage in Western Australia in January, 1982 . {Link without Title} Cyclone Dominic Cyclone Dominic made landfall on April 7 , 1982 near Cape Keerweer . The storm left 3.6 million dollars (1982 USD) in damage. {Link without Title} 1982-83 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON Cyclone Jane Jane formed on January 3 , 1983 near Indonesia . The storm moved southward where it reached Category 1 status on the same day. Jane did a small loop before continuing south-eastward. Jane reached Category 4 status before making landfall east of Port Hedland , Australia . Jane dissapated after January 10 . {Link without Title} Cyclone Elinor In March, 1983 , Cyclone Elinor made landfall in Queensland wrecking two yachts. {Link without Title} Cyclone Ken Ken formed on February 28 , 1983 several hundred miles north of Australia . The storm briefly reached Category 3 status before making landfall in the sparsley populated area. The storm dissapated well inland by March 6 . {Link without Title} Cyclone Lena Lena formed off the coast of Indonesia on April 3 , 1983 . The storm reached Category 2 status before making landfall at Port Hedland , Australia . The storm dissapated on April 9 . 1983-84 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON Cyclone Grace Grace struck Western Australia on January 1 , 1984 causing $7 million (1998 USD) in damage. {Link without Title} Cyclone Kathy A severe Category 5 cyclone, Kathy killed one person and injured 2 and left 12 million dollars (1984 USD) in damage as the storm made landfall near Borroloola on March 23 , 1984 . {Link without Title} 1984-85 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON Cyclone Emma A Category 3 cyclone, Emma struck Western Australia on December 12 , 1984 as a Category 1 cyclone. {Link without Title} Cyclone Rebecca made landfall in Queensland on February 22 , 1985 as a Category 1 storm. {Link without Title} Cyclone Lindsay Cyclone Lindsay formed on March 6 , 1985 the storm moved south-southeast reacing Category 4 status before making landfall near Broome , Western Australia . {Link without Title} Cyclone Gretel Cyclone Gretel was a tropical cyclone that formed in the Arafura Sea late on April 12 1985 , just east of Croker Island, off the Northern Territory coast. Moving in a west-southwest direction it crossed the Cobourg Peninsula into the Van Diemen Gulf where it intensified to category 2 and reached its lowest presure of 984 HPa . Moving south-west, the eye of the storm passed over Darwin , Australia , early on April 14 , causing extensive tree damage and flooding to the area but no reported loss of life. It continued moving in a south-southwest direction, weakening to a low pressure system near the Victoria River mouth late that evening. [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1985/bom/gretel.gif] The total estimated damages was $3.5 Million. [http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/a604dbd52be76571ca256d3300057c8b?OpenDocument] The name ''Gretel'' has not been retired from the Northern Australia naming list. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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