 Cyclone Monty near its peak intensity | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 23, 2004 |
| Dissipated | March 3, 2004 |
| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (BOM) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 933 hPa (mbar); 27.55 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None reported |
| Damage | Minimal |
| Areas affected | Western Australia |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2003–04 Australian region cyclone season | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty was a powerful category 4 tropical cyclone that formed during late February 2004. Monty was the 6th tropical cyclone and the 3rd Severe tropical cyclone of the 2003-04 Australian region cyclone season. Monty made landfall in a large, sparsely populated region of the Pilbara, Western Australia. Due to the low population, damages inland were not high, although there was major flooding and many roads were impassable because they were flooded or washed away by water. Monty set record high amounts of flooding in some parts of Western Australia.[1]
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Monty". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2012.