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Tropical
Cyclone Barry
4
- 7 Jan 1996
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| Area affected | Gulf of Carpentaria, Southern Cape York Peninsula |
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| Central pressure | Lowest estimated 950 hPa on 5th. |
| Winds | Strongest gusts estimated 220 km/h on 5th. |
| Rainfall | Moderate to heavy rainfalls recorded in the SE Gulf. Several recordings of over 100mm in 24 hours, with 163mm at Kowanyama being the highest. Vanrook station recorded a 96hr total of 356mm. Flood rains through inland Queensland. |
| Seas & storm surge | Very High to Phenomenal seas. A storm surge of at least 4m. |
| Damage | Barry crossed an uninhabited section of coast. Damage was confined to mainly trees being uprooted and broken off above ground level. |
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