Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 23 December 2021 |
Subtropical | 2 January 2022 |
Dissipated | 7 January 2022 |
Category 2 tropical cyclone | |
10-minute sustained (BOM) | |
Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 982 hPa (mbar); 29.00 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 988 hPa (mbar); 29.18 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 4 dead, 1 missing |
Damage | >$75 million (2022 USD) |
Areas affected | Northern Territory, Queensland |
Part of the 2021–22 Australian region cyclone season |
Tropical Cyclone Seth was a strong tropical cyclone whose main impacts came after it degenerated into a remnant low. The eighth tropical low and the fourth tropical cyclone of the 2021–22 Australian region cyclone season, Seth originated from a tropical disturbance in the Timor Sea and caused severe flooding in southeast Queensland and hazardous surf along the southeastern coast of Australia.[1]
Overall, Seth caused 4 fatalities, 2 each in Queensland and New South Wales. Damage from the storm totaled $75 million USD at the least. Due to the damage caused by Seth in Queensland and New South Wales, the name Seth was retired and replaced with Stafford.