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April 19

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2000: Cyclone Rosita, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever to strike the Kimberley region of Western Australia, reached Category 5 intensity (Australian scale), making landfall just after midnight near Broome.

2008: Typhoon Neoguri made landfall in Guangdong province of southern China, the earliest tropical cyclone to strike the nation in recorded history.