Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 1 January 2021 |
Dissipated | 6 January 2021 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (BOM) | |
Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
Highest gusts | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 995 hPa (mbar); 29.38 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | None reported |
Damage | ≥$10 million (2021 USD) |
Areas affected | Northern Territory, Far North Queensland |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season |
Tropical Cyclone Imogen was a weak but damaging tropical cyclone that affected parts of northern Queensland. The sixth tropical low, and the first cyclone of the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Imogen originated from a tropical low that formed in the western Gulf of Carpentaria.
Imogen caused minimal destruction on the northern part of Queensland as a Category 2 cyclone, causing approximately $10 million in damages.[1]