Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/February
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- February 1, 1986 - Cyclone Winifred hit Innisfail, Queensland causing extensive damage and killing 3 people.
- February 2, 1952 - The 1952 Groundhog Day Tropical Storm (track pictured) formed in the western Caribbean Sea near Honduras, becoming the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to form in February. The storm caused minor damage in Florida.
- February 3, 1990 - Cyclone Nancy made landfall near Byron Bay, New South Wales, where flash floods claimed 5 lives.
- February 4, 1962 - Tropical Storm Fran reached its peak with a pressure of 1002 hPa (mbar) to the east of the Philippines.
- February 5, 2002 - Cyclone Chris reached its peak with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) winds, before making landfall in a sparsely populated area of Western Australia.
- February 6, 2003 - Cyclone Beni (pictured) hit the Queensland coast as a weakening system. Beni caused heavy flooding in Central Queensland that killed one person and caused $10 million of damage.
- February 7, 2005 - Cyclone Harvey (pictured) made landfall on the Queensland-Northern Territory border as a Category 3 cyclone, but only caused minor damages.
- February 8, 2005 - Cyclone Vivienne (pictured) reached its peak with a central pressure of 990 hPa (mbar) in the Timor Sea, where it disrupted oil and gas production.
- February 9, 2003 - Cyclone Dovi reached its peak with winds of 240 km/h (150 mph) in the open Pacific. Dovi did not affect any Pacific Island directly.
- February 10, 1995 - Cyclone Gail reached its peak with 140 km/h (85 mph) winds to the south of Réunion.
- February 11, 1987 - Cyclone Jason reached its peak strength with 120 km/h (75 mph) winds shortly before it made landfall on the Northern Territory of Australia. Jason caused minor damage on land.
- February 12, 2003 - Four tropical cyclones (pictured) (Fiona, Gerry, Hape and Isha) were simultaneously active in the central Indian Ocean. None of the storms affected land.
- February 13, 2006 - Cyclone Vaianu (pictured) reached its peak with a central pressure of 965 hPa (mbar). Vaianu caused flooding in Tonga.
- February 14, 1981 - Cyclone Cliff hit Queensland, Australia after affecting several South Pacific islands. One person died in Australia.
- February 15, 1965 - Tropical Storm Sarah reached its peak with 85 km/h (50 mph) winds to the south of Vietnam, before it dissipated in the Gulf of Thailand.
- February 16, 2005 - Cyclone Olaf (pictured) reached its peak with winds of 270 km/h (165 mph) to the northeast of American Samoa. Olaf caused over $10 million of amage on American Samoa.
- February 17, 1999 - Tropical Storm Iris (pictured) reached its peak strength as a minimal tropical storm to the east of the Philippines, where it was also known as Tropical Depression Bebeng.
- February 18, 1965 - Tropical Storm Thelma briefly gained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) to the east of the Philippines.
- February 19, 1991 - Cyclone Chris reached its peak strength in the eastern Indian Ocean, to the north of Western Australia.
- February 20, 1954 - The 1954 Gold Coast cyclone made landfall to the north of Brisbane. The storm killed 26 people throughout the Gold Coast.
- February 21, 1984 - Cyclone Bobby reached its peak with a pressure of 950 hPa (mbar) as it skirted to the north of the Western Australia coast. Bobby did not make landfall but dissipated in the open ocean.
- February 22, 2000 - Cyclone Leon-Eline (pictured) hit Mozambique with 215 km/h (130 mph) winds, after crossing the width of the Indian Ocean. Cyclone Leon-Eline killed up to 1,000 in Mozambique and Madagascar.
- February 23, 2006 - Cyclone Kate (pictured) reached its peak with a central pressure of 985 hPa (mbar) in the Coral Sea near Queensland.
- February 24, 1995 - Cyclone Bobby hit Western Australia near Onslow causing over 400 mm (15 inches) of rain in the town.
- February 25, 1983 - Cyclone Elinor hit the Queensland, Australia coast, wrecking two yachts.
- February 26, 2004 - Cyclone Ivy (pictured) caused over 254 mm (10 inches) of rain at Bauerfield, Vanuatu.
- February 27, 1989 - Cyclone Ivy reached its peak with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) to the east of New Caledonia.
- February 28, 2006 - Cyclone Emma (pictured) made landfall on the coast of Western Australia. Emma caused severe flooding throughout the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
- February 29, 1984 - Cyclone Chloe made landfall near Roebourne, Western Australia at its peak with winds of 140 km/h (65 mph).
