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1918 Innisfail cyclone
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale)
Winds10-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph)
Gusts: 285 km/h (180 mph)
Pressure910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg
Fatalities37
DamageMajor
Areas affectedQueensland
Part of the 1917–18 Australian region cyclone season

The 1918 Innisfail cyclone was one of the worst tropical cyclones to strike Australia in recorded history.

Meteorological history

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File:1918 Innisfail cyclone track.png
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
  Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Preparations and impacts

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Prior warning

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Impacts

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See also

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References

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