Cyclone Hamish (2009)

A tropical low formed in the Coral Sea east of Lockhart River on 4 March 2009, reached category 3 on 6 March and intensified to category 5 on 7 March, peaking with winds of 215 km/h and a pressure of 924 mbar. Hamish made its closest approach to land on 8 March, then continued southeast parallel to the Queensland coast while holding category 4 intensity or higher for several days. A fishing trawler capsized in the Swains Reef area as the cyclone passed nearby, and the storm caused extensive damage to the Great Barrier Reef and coastal Queensland.

Formed (UTC)

2009-03-04

Dissipated (UTC)

2009-03-14

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

135

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2009064S13148

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, queensland, coral sea, great barrier reef, category 5

Coordinates: -23.036496992102983, 153.55474548815448

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

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