Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/February/5
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February 5
- 1977 - Cyclone Emilie moved ashore Mozambique, where flooding killed about 300 people.
- 2002 - Cyclone Chris (pictured) reached its peak intensity with 230 km/h (145 mph) winds before making landfall in a sparsely populated area of Western Australia.