This article is about the Category 5 Australian region cyclone in 2004. For other weather events, see Tropical Storm Fay.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fay
Fay after peak intensity on 22 March
Meteorological history
Formed
12 March 2004
Dissipated
28 March 2004
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds
215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure
910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
220 km/h (140 mph)
Lowest pressure
922 hPa (mbar); 27.23 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
None
Damage
Minimal
Areas affected
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBTrACS
Part of the 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fay was an intense late-season tropical cyclone which struck Western Australia during the 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season. Forming from an area of low pressure on 12 March, Fay was the only Category 5 cyclone during the season. The system had a minimum pressure of
910 mbar (hPa; 26.87 inHg) and maximum sustained winds of 210 km/h (130 mph).[1] Moving towards the southwest and eventually towards the south, Fay gradually strengthened as it paralleled the northwestern coast of Australia, and made landfall on the Pilbara coast on the morning of 27 March as a Category 4 cyclone.
While no fatalities were reported, the cyclone brought record-breaking rainfall to Australia, which led to a sharp decrease in the country's gold output.[clarification needed] The cyclone also caused minor damage in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In the spring of 2005, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology retired the name Fay from use, and it will never be used again as a cyclone name[citation needed].
^"Tropical Cyclone Fay" (PDF). Australian Government – Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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