ENVI RONMENTAL HI STORY OF ROWES BAY - Townsville State ...

Environmental history of Rowes BayNameDateCategoryMovementDistance anddirection tocentreTownsville infront leftquadrantNotes8/3/1867 Houses demolished20/2/1870 Most houses demolished17/2/1876 Much damage in Townsville?/3/1878 Jetty construction delayed?/3/1881 Port jetty damaged?/3/1890 Port breakwaters damagedSigma 26-27/1/1896 Much damage over a wide areaLeonta 9/3/1903 Nearly wrecked TownsvillePassed just to north of Magnetic29/1/10 r WNW-ESE 20 km, N noIsland27/12/1916 1 NE - SW 65 km, NW yes Passed over Palm IslandEx-tropical cyclone passed25/2/29 tl NW - SE 30 km, SW noalong Hervey Range20/2/1934 tl NNW - SSE 0 km - Direct hit, ex-tropical cyclone?19/2/1940 3 NE - SW 95 km, NW yes7/4/1940 NE - SW 5 km, NW yes Direct hitPassed between Palm and28/3/1944 ENE - WSW 35 km, NW yesMagnetic Islands6/3/1945 r NW - SE 45 km, NE no Passed over Palm IslandEx-tc? Passed between3/3/1946 r NW - SE 10 km, NE noMagnetic Island and mainland5/2/1947 tl? SW - NE 50 km, SE yes Passed near Ayr, reformed?Ex-tropical cyclone, reformed8/3/1950 tl W - E 10 km, NW nolater?7/2/1954 1 ? 50 km, E ?Carmilla 12/3/1955 1 ? 60 km, SW ?20/1/1956 1 ? 70 km, SW ?Passed through Bowling GreenAgnes 6/3/1956 3 E - W 0 km -Bay21/2/1958 1 ? 60 km, ESE ?3/4/1958 tl ? 80 km, SW ?16/2/1959 2 ? 50 km, E ?29/12/1959 1 ? 55 km, NE ?3/1/1961 1 ? 40 km, NE ?Gertie 16/2/1971 1 SE - NW 80 km, NNE yesAlthea 24/12/1971 3 NE - SW 15 km, NW yesUna 19/12/1973 2 N - S 30 km, E no Passed over Cape ClevelandDawn 5/3/1976 tl? NW - SE 10 km, NE no Ex-tropical cycloneKeith 1/2/1977 1 NW - SE 30 km, NE noOtto 9/3/1977 1 N - S 95 km, E noKerry 2/3/1979 1 S - N 60 km, E yesPaul 7/1/1980 tl WNW - ESE 70 km, SSW yes Ex-tropical cycloneCharlie 29/2/1988 1 NE - SW 30 km, ESE noAivu 4/4/1989 3 NE - SW 60 km, SE noIvor 24/3/1990 tl NNW - SSE 45 km, E noJoy 26-27/12/1990 tl? E - W 0 km - Ex-tropical cycloneGillian 12/2/1997 tl N - S 0 km -Ita 24/2/1997 1 NE - SW 55 km, E noJustin 23/3/1997 tl NW - SE 20 km, NE noSid 11/1/1998 tl NW - SE 0 km - Ex-tropical cycloneTessi 3/4/2000 2 NE - SW 80 km, NW yes26