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The 1998-99 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season rran year-round from July 1 , 1998 to June 30 , 1999 , reaching its peak mid-February to early March. AUSTRALIA Cyclone Billy Billy formed on December 1 , 1998 off the northwestern Australia coast. The storm moved nearly due south before making landfall near Onslow, Western Australia . {Link without Title} Damage estimates from Australia is unavaliable. Cyclone Thelma On on the 8th, and made landfall on the western Australia n coastline on the 10th. After making landfall, the storm paralleled the coastline, and rapidly weakened to a tropical storm. Favorable conditions aloft allowed it to remain a tropical storm until the 15th, when the storm dissipated near Port Hedland. Thelma was responsible for moderate rainfall and downed trees, but caused no casualties due to the sparse population of where it hit. Cyclone Elaine Making landfall on 20 March , 1999 , this cyclone devastated the small town of Moora, where houses and commercial properties in the town were inundated by the floodwaters and approximately 1000 people were evacuated. {Link without Title} Cyclone Vance A Tropical Depression formed in the Timor Sea on March 16 , 1999 . The storm lingered before being upgraded to Cyclone status and was named Vance. By March 19 , Cyclone Vance had reached Category 3 status as it neared the Australian coast. On March 20 , Vance reached Category 5 status as it made landfall near Exmouth . Moving southward, the interaction with land weakened Vance and by March 24 , the storm dissipated before reaching Victoria , Australia . Vance caused significant flooding and property damage but there were no deaths. {Link without Title} Severe Tropical Cyclone Vance devastated the northwest town of Exmouth. A measured wind gust of 267 km/h, recorded at 11.50 am (WST) 22 March , 1999 at Learmonth Meteorological Office, is the highest wind speed ever recorded on mainland Australia. The Bureau’s Regional Director Len Broadbridge said that Vance was one of the most severe cyclones in Australia’s history. "The wind speeds experienced at Exmouth are possibly the strongest experienced by an Australian town or city in recorded history." {Link without Title} Cyclone Gwenda Cyclone Gwenda was another Category 5 cyclone, but fortunately weakened before making landfall near Port Hedland , Australia on April 7 , 1999 . Damage was minimal. {Link without Title} SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Cyclone Alison A bringing gale force winds to the island. On November 11 , Alison encountered wind shear which weakened the storm and by November 13 the storm dissapated. {Link without Title} SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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