Not to be confused with Hurricane Eta, Hurricane Ida, or Hurricane Iota.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita
Cyclone Ita at peak intensity nearing landfall in Queensland on 11 April
Meteorological history
Formed
1 April 2014
Extratropical
14 April 2014
Dissipated
18 April 2014
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds
220 km/h (140 mph)
Highest gusts
315 km/h (195 mph)
Lowest pressure
922 hPa (mbar); 27.23 inHg
Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
260 km/h (160 mph)
Lowest pressure
918 hPa (mbar); 27.11 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
40 total[nb 1]
Damage
$1.15 billion
Areas affected
Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, New Zealand
IBTrACS
Part of the 2013–14 Australian region cyclone season
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita was the strongest tropical cyclone in the Australian region by central pressure since George in 2007, and by wind speed since Monica in 2006. The system was first identified over the Solomon Islands as a tropical low on 1 April 2014, and gradually moved westward, eventually reaching cyclone intensity on 5 April. On 10 April, Ita intensified rapidly into a powerful Category 5 system on the Australian Scale, but it weakened to a Category 4 system in the hours immediately preceding landfall the following day. At the time of landfall at Cape Flattery at 12 April 22:00 (UTC+10), the cyclone's Dvorak intensity was approximately T5.0, consistent with a weak Category 4 system, and considerably lower than the T6.5 observed when the system was at its peak intensity. Meteorologists noted the system had, at that time, begun an eyewall replacement cycle; as a result, the system was considerably less powerful than various intensity scales had predicted. As a result, Ita's impact on terrain was lessened.
Owing to the rapid degradation of the cyclone before landfall, structural damage was relatively low at A$8.4 million (US$7.9 million). However, the agricultural industry suffered extensive impacts and total losses reached A$1.1 billion (US$1 billion).
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