Cyclone Ernie

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ernie
Cyclone Ernie rapidly intensifying to the northwest of Western Australia on 7 April
Meteorological history
Formed5 April 2017
Post-tropical10 April 2017
Dissipated14 April 2017
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds220 km/h (140 mph)
Highest gusts315 km/h (195 mph)
Lowest pressure924 hPa (mbar); 27.29 inHg
Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds260 km/h (160 mph)
Lowest pressure918 hPa (mbar); 27.11 inHg
Overall effects
FatalitiesNone
DamageNone
Areas affectedNone
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Part of the 2016–17 Australian region cyclone season

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ernie was one of the quickest strengthening tropical cyclones on record. Ernie was the first Category 5 severe tropical cyclone in the Australian region since Cyclone Marcia in 2015, and also the strongest tropical cyclone in the Australian region since Cyclone Ita in 2014.[1][2][3] Ernie developed from a tropical low into a cyclone south of Indonesia in the northeast Indian Ocean on 6 April 2017, and proceeded to intensify extremely rapidly to a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone.[1] A few days later, on 10 April, the system was downgraded below cyclone intensity following a period of rapid weakening (though not nearly as rapid as its intensification), located southwest of its original position. Ernie had no known impacts on any land areas.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Tropical Cyclone Ernie Impacts". www.bom.gov.au. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Cyclone Ernie Best Track Data".
  3. ^ "Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 6 May 2017.