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Cyclone Larry
2006 tropical cyclone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005–06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. Larry originated as a low pressure system over the eastern Coral Sea on 16 March 2006, and was monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Brisbane, Australia. The low-pressure area organised into a tropical cyclone two days later and quickly strengthened into a Category 4 storm on the Australian tropical cyclone scale. Larry made landfall in Far North Queensland close to Innisfail, on 20 March 2006, as a Category 5 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, with wind gusts reaching 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph), before dissipating over land several days later.
![]() Larry intensifying and approaching Queensland on 19 March | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) |
Dissipated | 24 March 2006 (2006-03-25) |
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (Aus) | |
Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg |
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 937 hPa (mbar); 27.67 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 1 indirect |
Damage | $1.1 billion (2006 USD) |
Areas affected | Far North Queensland |
IBTrACS![]() | |
Part of the 2005–06 South Pacific and Australian region cyclone seasons |
Throughout Queensland, Cyclone Larry resulted in roughly AU$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) 2006 USD or AU$2 billion (US$1.55billion) 2022 USD in damage. At the time, this made Larry the costliest tropical cyclone to ever impact Australia; surpassing Cyclone Tracy in 1974 (not accounting for inflation).[1][2] In 2011, Cyclone Yasi surpassed the damage total caused by Larry.[citation needed]