Cyclone Bobby

Severe Tropical Cyclone Bobby, a Category 4 cyclone with estimated winds up to 270 km/hour near the centre, crossed the Western Australian Pilbara coast to the east of Onslow between midnight and 0100 on the 25 February 1995. Seven lives were lost when two fishing trawlers were sunk off the coast from Onslow. A bulk ore carrier also ran aground in the cyclone. There was very minor property damage reported from the Karratha area and approximately 20 houses in Onslow suffered superficial roofing damage. Cyclone Bobby also brought heavy rains and extensive flooding to the south of the Pilbara area, which damaged roads, bridges and crops and seriously affected mining production. A motorist was drowned inland from Carnarvon while attempting to cross a flooded creek. [ [http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/onslow/bobby.shtml Bureau of Meterology] ] [ [http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/sslib/aemf/HDS/chapter_7.htm Tropical Cyclones] ] [ [http://www.abc.net.au/nature/bobby.htm Bobby and the Banded Stilts] ]

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