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The 1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran year-round from July 1 , 1996 to June 30 , 1997 , reaching its peak mid-February to early March. AUSTRALIA Cyclone Nicholas A Tropical Depression formed on December 12 , 1996 near Timor . The depression moved south before being classified as a Cyclone on December 14 and was named Nicholas. The storm made landfall west of Derby , Australia as a Tropical Storm on the 15th and dissapated the next day. {Link without Title} Cyclone Phil A weak cyclone, Phil crossed the northern part of Australia between December 26 and December 27 , 1996 . The storm then movedwestward where it encountered vertical Wind Shear and dissapated on December 31 . Cyclone Rachel The third and last cyclone to affect Western Australia , Cyclone Rachel formed on January 3 , 1997 . The storm reached Category 2 status as it moved southward. On January 4 the cyclone brushed Troughton Island and Kalumburu before making landfall in the north of the Kimberley Region Of Western Australia . Rachel then swung back out to sea and hugged the coast before making a second landfall near Port Hedland . Moving inland the terran weakened the storm and Rachel dissapated on January 8 . {Link without Title} SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Cyclone Lindsay Lindsay was an unusual out-of-season cyclone that formed on July 9 , 1996 (which is during the southern hemisphere winter). The short lived cyclone moved south-southwest before being sheared apart on July 13 . {Link without Title} SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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