1982–83 Australian region cyclone season

Seasonal summary

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Systems

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jane

|10-min winds=90 |1-min winds=90 Jane formed on January 2, 1983, near Indonesia. The storm moved southward where it reached Category 1 status on the same day. Jane did a small loop before continuing south-eastward. Jane reached Category 4 status before making landfall east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Jane then dissipated after January 10.

Tropical Cyclone Des

|10-min winds=35 |1-min winds=60 A tropical depression developed within a monsoon trough east-northeast of Cairns, Queensland, on 14 January. Des moved east-southeastward and strengthened gradually. Later, the storm tracked generally northward, until curving eastward and dissipating on 23 January.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Elinor

|10-min winds=110 |1-min winds=110

In March 1983, Cyclone Elinor made landfall in Queensland, wrecking two yachts.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ken

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=55 Ken formed on February 28, 1983, several hundred miles north of Australia. The storm briefly reached Category 3 status before making landfall in the sparsely populated area. The storm dissipated well inland by March 6.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Lena

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=65 Lena formed off the coast of Indonesia on April 3, 1983. The storm reached Category 2 status before making landfall at Port Hedland, Australia. The storm dissipated on April 9.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Naomi

|10-min winds=80 |1-min winds=85 A tropical low developed near the western edge of the Australia region basin on 21 April. After strengthening into Cyclone Naomi, the system headed southeastward for much of its duration. By 30 April, Naomi doubled-back and moved northwestward, but dissipated on 2 May.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty

|10-min winds=65 |1-min winds=60 The final cyclone of the season, Monty, developed from a weak tropical low on 22 April. Moving generally southward, Monty dissipated on 29 April.

References

References

1. [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1983/bom/jane.gif Cyclones] Australia Severe Weather. Retrieved 26 December 2022
2. "Central Coastal Qld, Cyclone (incl Storm Surge)".
3. [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1983/bom/ken.gif Cyclones 1983] Australia Severe Weather. Retrieved 26 December 2022