1997 Australia Extratropical Cyclone

The 1997 Australia Extratropical Cyclone (also known as the South Australia Cyclone) was a damaging and powerful extratropical cyclone that made landfall in Southern Australia. It caused $723 million in damages and 32 fatalities. As an indirect result, the Australian Government started to take cyclones more seriously, tropical or not. It left hundreds of people injured and thousands more homeless.

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Meteorological history
An extratropical storm formed on March 3, 1997. It slowly intensified and turned southeast. Interaction with another extratropical system caused it to meander northwest while achieving hurricane-force winds on March 4. It then intensified into a Category 2-equivalent cyclone while slowing down due to interaction with the same system. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft recorded winds of 105 mph and a minimum pressure of 956 mbar on 10:00 UTC March 5. Shortly after on 14:00 UTC March 5, it made landfall near the city of Penong. Gusts were recorded as high as 120 mph and pressures were recorded at 958 mbar. Shortly after, it weakened and stalled as it moved inland, dumping up to 35 centimeters of rain in some areas. On March 7 at 12:00 UTC, the cyclone dissipated.