Cyclone Tracy
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Vital Statistics of
Cyclone Tracy
Size
Gales extended to about 40
km from centre
Diameter of
eye
About 12 km at
Darwin
Maximum Wind
Gust
217 km/h before anemometer
ceased functioning
Central
Pressure
950 hectopascals
Storm Surge
1.6 metres measured in
harbour, 4 metres estimated at Casuarina
Beach
Rainfall
255 mm in 12 hours
overnight
Death Toll
65 people
Injuries
145 serious injuries, over
500 with minor injuries
Number of Houses
Destroyed
About 70% of houses with
serious structural failure
Total Damage
Bill
Up to $800 million (1974
$s)
|
Size |
Gales extended to about 40 km from centre |
|
Diameter of eye |
About 12 km at Darwin |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
217 km/h before anemometer ceased functioning |
|
Central Pressure |
950 hectopascals |
|
Storm Surge |
1.6 metres measured in harbour, 4 metres estimated at Casuarina Beach |
|
Rainfall |
255 mm in 12 hours overnight |
|
Death Toll |
65 people |
|
Injuries |
145 serious injuries, over 500 with minor injuries |
|
Number of Houses Destroyed |
About 70% of houses with serious structural failure |
|
Total Damage Bill |
Up to $800 million (1974 $s) |