Cyclone Marcia prior to peak intensity on 19 February
Meteorological history
Formed
15 February 2015
Remnant low
26 February 2015
Dissipated
1 March 2015
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds
205 km/h (125 mph)
Highest gusts
285 km/h (180 mph)
Lowest pressure
932 hPa (mbar); 27.52 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
230 km/h (145 mph)
Lowest pressure
929 hPa (mbar); 27.43 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
None
Damage
$587 million (2015 USD)
Areas affected
Queensland
IBTrACS / [1]
Part of the 2014–15 Australian region cyclone season
Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia was a powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall at its peak strength over central Queensland, near Shoalwater Bay on 20 February 2015.[2] The cyclone went on to affect various areas including Yeppoon and Rockhampton. It passed just to the west of Yeppoon as a Category 4 system, then traversed over the regional city of Rockhampton as a Category 2 system on the same day. Eventually, the cyclone weakened, moved southeast out to sea, before dissipating. Marcia caused at least A$750 million (US$587 million) worth of damage.
^"Australian Tropical Cyclone Database" (CSV). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
^Williams, Brian (19 February 2015). "Cyclone Marcia to bring high winds, flooding to southern Queensland". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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