Cyclone Gillian (2014)

The system developed on 8 March 2014 in the Gulf of Carpentaria off northern Australia and tracked west across the Indian Ocean. It passed just southeast of Christmas Island while intensifying and then underwent rapid deepening. Near the island it downed thousands of trees and damaged the roof of one of the oldest buildings there.

Formed (UTC)

2014-03-07

Dissipated (UTC)

2014-03-28

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

South Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2014066S09138

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, christmas island, gulf of carpentaria, rapid intensification

Coordinates: -8.5, 116.88131785110285

Part of South-West Indian Ocean cyclones of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2018 seasons

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