Cyclone Steve
Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 27 February 2000 until 11 March 2000. Cyclone Steve was noted for its longevity and traversal of northern and western Australia. It impacted on regions of northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before…
The record
- Date
- February 27, 2000
- Ended
- March 11, 2000
- Kind
- Tropical cyclone
What happened
Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from 27 February 2000 until 11 March 2000. Cyclone Steve was noted for its longevity and traversal of northern and western Australia. It impacted on regions of northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before clearing to the south of the continent. Steve is the first known Australian cyclone to make four distinct landfalls in the country.
Sources
Wikidata Q5198874 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Cyclone Steve”, CC BY-SA 4.0.