Cyclone Jacob (1996)

The name Jacob was used to name four

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s worldwide: one in the Western Pacific and three in the Australian Region. In the Western Pacific Ocean: * Tropical Depression Jacob (1999) (03W, Karing) – a system that was considered by

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(JMA) as a tropical depression, despite being analyzed by the

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(JTWC) as a tropical storm. In the Australian Region: *

Cyclone Jacob (1985) The name Jacob was used to name four tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Western Pacific and three in the Australian Region. In the Western Pacific Ocean: * Tropical Depression Jacob (1999) (03W, Karing) – a system that was considered by Jap ...

– a Category 3 cyclone that paralleled the coast of

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. * Cyclone Jacob (1996) – the Kimberley and Pilbara coastal areas received heavy rains as the cyclone passed offshore. *

Cyclone Jacob (2007) The name Jacob was used to name four tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Western Pacific and three in the Australian Region. In the Western Pacific Ocean: * Tropical Depression Jacob (1999) (03W, Karing) – a system that was considered by Jap ...

– made landfall east of

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, Western Australia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob Pacific typhoon set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles