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Severe Weather Events

This page provides links to information about past significant weather events such as tropical cyclones and severe thunderstorms, as well as links to online fact sheets, brochures and reports.

See also the Bureau's Monthly Significant Weather Summaries, for a month by month summary of key weather events.

Severe weather image
Date Posted Description of Item
2009  
March 04 - 11 Hamish
February 07 - 08 Bushfires in Victoria, 7-8 February 2009
February 03 - 10 Freddy
February 01 - 01 Ellie
January 27 - 08 Jan 27 - Feb 8 Heatwave: SE Australia
January 24 - 27 Dominic
January 11 - 12 Charlotte
2008  
December 15 - 28 Billy
November 17 - 22 Anika
November 16 - 20 Severe Thunderstorms in Southeast Queensland, 16th - 20th November 2008
November 16 - 16 Severe Thunderstorm and Microburst in SE Queensland
March 23 - 29 Pancho
February 25 - 07 Ophelia
February 10 - 20 Nicholas
January 01 - 07 Helen
2007  
December 28 - 08 Boorabbin (WA) fire event, December 2007
December 26 - 02 Melanie
March 23 - 28 Kara
March 05 - 13 Jacob
March 03 - 12 George
2006  
April 17 - 27 Monica
March 15 - 31 Glenda
March 20 - 21 Tropical Cyclone Larry
January 17 Tropical Cyclone Clare, 07 - 10 January, 2006
2005  
06 March Tropical Cyclone Ingrid, 06 - 17 March, 2005
02 February Severe Weather Event in Victoria 2-3 February 2005
2004  
16 March Tropical Cyclone Fay, 16 - 28 March, 2004
27 February Tropical Cyclone Monty, 27 February - 2 March, 2004
2003  
02 December Satellite images of the severe thunderstorms on 2-3 December 2003
02 December Radar image sequence of severe thunderstorms that affected Melbourne overnight 2-3 December 2003 (animation 306kb)
04 March Report on the Meteorological Aspects of the 2003 Eastern Victorian Fires (pdf format, 5.4MB)
2001  
04 December Esperance hailstorm, Western Australia
2000  
31 December WA Tropical Cyclones 1999-2000 - TCs John, Steve and Rosita (pdf)
27 February TC Steve (27 February - 11 March, 2000)
1999  
25 August Fremantle tornado, Western Australia
1 May Report by the Director of Meteorology on the Sydney hailstorm of 14 April 1999
14 April Sydney hailstorm summary
23 March TC Vance produces highest recorded wind speed in Australia
17 March TC Vance (17-24 March 1999) in Review (.pdf) (.html)
17 March TC Vance (17-24 March 1999)
1 February Preliminary Report on Meteorological Aspects of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
1998  
25 December Satellite Loop for 25-27 December 1998 (period of 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
6 December TC Thelma (6-12 December 1998)
1995  
24 December Hailstorms over south Western Australia
21 January Northern Sydney storm
1990  
18 March Sydney hailstorm
Further information/brochures
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