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The 2003-04 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season ran from July 1 , 2003 through June 30 , 2004 . These dates generally delimit the period of time when Tropical Cyclone s form in the Southern Hemisphere . AUSTRALIA Cyclone Monty Cyclone Monty was a small cyclone that formed off the Kimberley coast on February 27, 2004 . Monty then strengthened into a Category 4 cyclone as it moved parallel with the Pilbara Coast . The cyclone made landfall near Mardie cattle station as a Category 3 cyclone on March 1 . Monty damaged several boats and caused isolated flooding. Cyclone Fay A low pressure system formed in the Gulf Of Carpentaria and moved westward into the Timor Sea ; it was named Tropical Cyclone Fay on March 16 . Fay was 400km north of Wyndham and 330 kilometres west northwest of Darwin . There were reports along the Kimberley Coast of gale force winds. On March 21 , Cyclone Fay intensified even further as the storm approached Scott Reef where significant damage occurred. Looping back towards the Kimberley coast, Fay - now a Category 3 system - approached to within 90km of Broome on March 25 , before turning to the south-west. Broome experienced strong winds with gale-force gusts, some heavy rain and heavy seas but escaped serious damage. Fay then headed further away from the coast on the 25th before resuming a general southerly track on the 26th. Fay crossed the Pilbara coast between the pastoral stations of Pardoo and Wallal between 8 am and 9 am WST on March 27 as a Category 4 storm with estimated maximum wind gusts of around 235 km/h near the center. {Link without Title} The cyclone weakened as it moved inland. Little wind damage was reported from the storm despite its intensity as it made landfall in a remote part of the WA coast and consequently only impacted sparsely populated pastoral and mining areas. As the system passed close to the Yarrie mine it's translation speed reduced and some 200 workers were locked down for 8 hours in two squash courts as accommodation units were overturned, water tanks "shredded" and power lines cut. Fay appears to have weakened below cyclone strength on Sunday evening ( March 28 ) between Nullagine and Telfer {Link without Title} Cyclone Fay caused extensive flooding and considerable damage. Fortunately, there were no deaths. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Cyclone Gafilo Main Article: ''''' Cyclone Gafilo ''''' Galifo was a Category 5 cyclone that made landfall in Madagascar . SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Cyclone Ivy Caused heavy damage in Vanuatu. SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Main Article: ''''' Cyclone Catarina ''''' A rare event happened, a Cyclone formed in the Southern Atlantic Ocean for the first time since satellite monitoring began in 1960. The Cyclone named "Catarina" formed off the Brazilian Coast and moved eastward before striking Santa Catarina killing 3-10 people and left millions of dollars in damage. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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