Cyclone Fay (2004)

Fay formed from a tropical low in the Gulf of Carpentaria, was named in the Timor Sea, and reached category 5 intensity off the Kimberley coast on 20 and 21 March 2004. After weakening and re-intensifying on a generally southerly track, it crossed the Pilbara coast east of Port Hedland between 8 and 9 am AWST on 27 March with winds of 170 km/h, decaying below cyclone strength between Nullagine and Telfer. Landfall came on a remote stretch of coastline and affected sparsely populated pastoral and mining areas; heavy rainfall from Fay and from Cyclone Monty in February contributed to the lowest quarterly Australian gold output in ten years, and the Bureau of Meteorology retired the name.

Formed (UTC)

2004-03-12

Dissipated (UTC)

2004-03-28

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2004072S11146

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, western australia, pilbara, kimberley, landfall, retired name

Coordinates: -11.923160452015974, 127.74632090403195

Part of South Pacific tropical cyclones of category 4 and above in the 1997 to 2009 seasons

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