Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/April
April 1
- 1982 - Cyclone Bernie caused damaging floods while moving through the Solomon Islands.
- 2000 - Cyclone Hudah (pictured) reached peak strength with 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph) just before striking Madagascar. Hudah killed 114 people across southeastern Africa.
April 2
- 2000 - Cyclone Tessi (pictured) hit the Queensland coast to the north of Townsville, causing torrential rainfall, floods, and landsildes.
April 3
- 1995 - Cyclone Marlene reached peak intensity with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a barometric pressure of 920 hPa.
- 2007 - Cyclone Jaya (pictured) made landfall over in Sambava, Madagascar, causing one death.
April 4
- 1978 - Cyclone Alby passed close to the southwestern coast of Western Australia, killing 5 people and causing $39 million worth of damage along the coastline.
- 1994 - Severe Tropical Storm Owen moved across the central Philippines, killing 10 people.
- 2003 - Cyclone Inigo (pictured) became one of the most intense tropical cyclone in the Australian region when it reached Category 5 cyclone intensity, with 10 minute sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) and a pressure of 900 mbar. Inigo earlier caused floods in Indonesia that killed 58 people.
April 5
- 1967 - Typhoon Violet reached its peak intensity with 220 km/h (140 mph) winds in the Philippine Sea. Violet hit northern Luzona few days later, causing minimal damage.
- 2009 - Cyclone Jade (pictured) intensifies into a tropical storm just few hours before making landfall in Madagascar.
April 6
- 2006 - mbar), near the Western Australiacoastline.
- 2020 - Cyclone Harold (pictured) reaches peak intensity as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone while passing Vanuatu. Harold caused 30 deaths along with estimated damages of US$123.5 million.
April 7
- 1982 - Cyclone Dominic made landfall on the northwestern coast of Queensland, Australia. Dominic caused at least $3.6 million of damage, mostly in the Darwinarea.
- 1999 - Cyclone Gwenda (pictured), as a Category 2 cyclone, makes landfall over Port Hedland, Western Australia after it reached peak of 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph).
April 8
- 1979 - Cyclone Idylle remains active in the eastern side of the South-West Indian Ocean basin, just before reaching peak strength and entering the Australian region basin.
- 1984 - Ariaryin damages (about US$250 million).
April 9,
- 1998 - Tropical Storm Gemma attains peak strength over the South-West Indian Ocean, with winds of 85 km/h (50 mph), according to the MFR. The JTWC, however, classified Gemma's peak as a Category 1 tropical cyclone two days later.
- 2005 - Cyclone Juliet(pictured) reaches peak strength, with 10-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 905 hPa (mbar).
April 10
- 1968 - During the passage of former Cyclone Giselle, the ferry TEV Wahine hit the Barrett Reef near Wellington, New Zealand, killing 53 of the people aboard.
- 1996 - Cyclone Olivia (pictured) produced the highest wind gust on Earth, when an anemometer on Barrow Island recorded a 3-second wind gust of 408 km/h (253 mph).
April 11
- 2003 - Subtropical Storm Luma reaches peak strength as a subtropical storm with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) in the extremely southern portion of the Indian Ocean basin.
- 2004 - Typhoon Sudal (pictured) reaches peak strength as a Category 4 super typhoon as it destroyed 90% of crops in Micronesia.
- 2014 - Cyclone Ita reaches peak strength of 10-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph), killing a total of 40 people and damages up to US$1.15 billion.
April 12
- 1983 - Cyclone Veena (pictured) reaches peak strength as a Category 3 cyclone over in the extreme Southeastern Pacific of the basin with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa.
- 2002 - Cyclone Bonnie reached its peak intensity with 85 km/h (50 mph) winds after passing over Timor island.
April 13
- 1991 - The South Atlantic basin.
April 14
- 1985 - Cyclone Gretel passed directly over Darwin causing extensive damage but no fatalities. Gretel inflicted a total of $3.5 million worth of damage.
- 1986 - Cyclone Martin (pictured) slowly weakens from a severe tropical cyclone after affecting Fiji.
April 15
- 1952 - A cyclone in Tanzania became the strongest ever landfall in the country, causing 34 fatalities.
- 2000 - mbar). Neil brought heavy rains to Fiji.
- 2009 - Cyclone Bijli becomes a named storm over in the Bay of Bengal. Bijli later killed a total of 7 people.
April 16
- 1978 - Cyclone Hal starts becoming extratropical while it affects New Zealand from a severe tropical cyclone.
- 2003 - Typhoon Kujira (pictured) reached its peak intensity with winds of 250 km/h (155 mph) in the Philippine Sea. Kujira killed 2 people on Pohnpei in Micronesia.
April 17
- 2008 - Typhoon Neoguri reaches peak intensity with 1-minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) over in the South China Sea.
- 2016 - While moving through the Seychelles, Cyclone Fantala became the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the south-west Indian Ocean, with 10-minute winds of 255 km/h (155 mph).
- 2021 - Typhoon Surigae (pictured) reaches peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 305 km/h (190 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa, making it the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone to form before the month of May.
April 18
- 2000 - Tropical Storm Innocente (pictured) reached its peak intensity with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) in the central Indian Ocean. Innocente did not affect any land.
- 2000 - Cyclone Paulbegins weakening after it attained peak strength as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone by BoM.
April 19
- 1945 - Tropical Storm Ann, the first named tropical system in the Northwest Pacific, develops over in Micronesia.
- 1959 - Typhoon Tilda attains peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) as it was west of Guam.
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April 20
- 1997 - Typhoon Isa (pictured) reached its peak intensity with winds of 270 km/h (165 mph) to the west of the Mariana Islands. Isa passed south of Guam, where it caused beneficial rainfall.
- 2017 - Tropical Storm Arlene intensifies from a subtropical depression, making it one of only two systems in the Atlantic to form in the month of April.
April 21
- 1992 - A subtropical storm developed to the southeast of Bermuda. This system was never classified as a tropical system.
- 2003 - Tropical Storm Ana (pictured) became a full-fledged tropical cyclone, the first ever recorded in the North Atlantic Ocean during the month of April.
April 22
- 1989 - Cyclone Orson (pictured) struck the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The storm sank several boats near the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, killing 4 people and causing over $20 million of damage.
- 2005 - Tropical Cyclone Sheila, only recognized by the FMS, reaches peak intensity before rapidly dissipating the next day, ending the season.
April 23
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- 2010 - Over in the Western Region of Australian, Cyclone Sean attains peak intensity as a Category 2 tropical cyclone, without affecting land.
April 24
- 1987 - Cyclone Elizabeta reached peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 140 km/h (90 mph), while it was south of Madagascar.
- 2001 - Cyclone Alistair (pictured) made landfall near Carnarvon, Western Australia. The highest reported wind gust was 90 km/h (55 mph).
April 25
- 1998 - Cyclone Alan moved through French Polynesia, causing ten deaths, mostly related to landslides from its heavy rainfall.
- 2019 - Cyclone Kenneth (pictured) became the strongest recorded tropical cyclone to strike Mozambique, hitting the northeastern portion of the country with 1 minute winds of 220 km/h (140 mph). Kenneth killed 52 people along its path through the Comoros and southeast Africa.
April 26
- 1976 - Cyclone Watorea (pictured) reached peak intensity while nearing Queensland, before rapidly moving to the southeast, as it exited the basin and affected New Zealand.
- 1999 - Tropical Storm Kate reached its peak intensity with winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) in the Philippine Sea. Kate had only minimal effects on land in the Philippines and Iwo Jima.
April 27
- 1974 - Saipanas a developing system.
- 1995 - As a tropical depression, Tropical Storm Chuck (pictured) develops out over in the Marshall Islands causing only minor damage.
April 28
- 1973 - An unnamed cyclone, sometimes called Cyclone Flores, rapidly strengthened into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone in the Banda Sea of Indonesia. The storm killed 1,653 people, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 2006 - Burmasoon after, killing 22 people.
April 29
- 1892 - A cyclone struck Mauritius with gusts to 216 km/h (134 mph); much of the island was destroyed, with 1,200 fatalities and 50,000 people left homeless.
- 1991 - A powerful cyclone (pictured) made landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh killing 138,866 people and causing $1.5 billion worth of damage.
- 2014 - Typhoon Tapah reached peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) while affecting the Mariana Islands.
April 30
- 1982 - Cyclone Karla (pictured) reaches peak strength as a Category 3 Intense tropical cyclone with a barometric pressure of 927 mbar over in the Indian Ocean.
- 2024 - The 2023–24 Australian region and South Pacific cyclone seasons officially end.