Severe Tropical Cyclone Ingrid
| Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
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| Category 4 (Saffir–Simpson scale) | |
Tropical Cyclone Ingrid on 8 March 2005
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| Formed | 4 March 2005 |
| Dissipated | 16 March 2005 |
| Highest winds |
10-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) 1-minute sustained: 250 km/h (155 mph) Gusts: 325 km/h (200 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 924 hPa (mbar); 27.29 inHg |
| Fatalities | 5+ direct |
| Damage | At least $14.4 million (2005 USD) |
| Areas affected | Northern Queensland, Northern Territory, Northern Western Australia |
| Part of the 2004-05 Australian region cyclone season | |
Cyclone Ingrid was a tropical cyclone which struck northern Australia during the 2004-05 Australian region cyclone season. Its minimum pressure was 924 mbar (hPa).
Originally a low pressure system north of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Ingrid moved eastward and developed into a Tropical Cyclone in the Coral Sea on 6 March 2005. A strong pressure gradient rapidly developed within the system as it headed west resulting in a category rating of 5 by 8 March. The eye, with very destructive wind gusts up to 220 km/h within a 20 km radius, reached the far northern coast of the Australian state of Queensland between 6 am and 9 am on 10 March 2005 AEST, and hit the Cape York Peninsula. However, it was downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it crossed the peninsula north of the towns of Coen and Lockhart River.
After passing the town of Weipa, Ingrid gained strength once again as it moved out across the Gulf of Carpentaria towards the Northern Territory. It struck the town of Nhulunbuy as a Category 5 storm. It crossed the Cobourg Peninsula in the early hours of 13 March, heading west. Ingrid struck the Tiwi Islands as a Category 4 storm, and moved west into the Timor Sea, being downgraded to a category 3 due to the passage over land. Winds were in excess of 200 km/h.
On 15 March Ingrid approached the north coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia as a Category 4 storm, and made landfall near Kalumburu shortly afterwards. It quickly weakened as it moved inland, and soon completely dissipated.
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