Tropical Cyclone Steve

27 February - 11 March, 2000

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Satellite images of Tropical Cyclone Steve

These visible and infrared satellite pictures have been taken by the GMS-5 Satellite. This satellite, positioned 36,000 km above the equator, is operated by the Japanese Meteorological Agency. These images were received and processed by the Bureau of Meteorology (see here for copyright information on satellite images displayed on this site). The resolution of the images has been reduced slightly to reduce the page loading time.

Note: Some images are timestamped in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Click here for a description of Coordinated Universal Time.


Black and White Loop of Cyclone Steve as it traversed northern and western Australia. (~ 6Mb)
Colour Loop of Cyclone Steve as it intensified and made landfall near Cairns. (~ 0.8Mb)
Black and White Loop of the development and intensification of Severe Cyclone Norman and Cyclone Steve off the Western Australia coast. (~ 8Mb)
Image of Cyclone Steve over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Image of Cyclone Steve over the Northern Territory.
Image of Cyclone Steve off the Western Australia coast near Karratha.