Debbie is the costliest cyclone in Queensland history. Marcia reached category ... tidal surge at Cardwell and dumped heavy rain between Cairns and Ayr. One man died from fumes spewed out by ...

Brendan Radke The flooding and cyclone accrued an estimated damage bill of more than $1bn. “The events of December 13-17 (2023) will forever be remembered in the history books of Cairns ...

There’s a lot of stories around to say Cairns is protected from the mountains but if you go back in history we have had some decent cyclones in the 1800s and early 1900s.” Tropical Cyclone ...

has officially been verified as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in recorded history, totalling 36 days, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Freddy crossed the Indian ...