The 1994–95 Australian region cyclone season was a below average Australian

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. It was also an event in the ongoing cycle of

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formation. It ran from 1 November 1994 to 30 April 1995. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a ''tropical cyclone year'' separately from a ''tropical cyclone season'', and the "tropical cyclone year" ran from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995. Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the

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, Darwin, and

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; and TCWC

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Systems

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Annette

Annette formed on 12 December 1994. The storm moved southeastward while intensifying to a Category 4 cyclone. Annette made landfall at

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on 18 December. There was considerable damage to homes and crops and about 1,000 cattle were lost in the storm.

Tropical Low Heida

Tropical Low Heida developed on 3 February and exited the basin on the next day.

Severe Tropical 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

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coast to the east of Onslow between midnight and 0100 on the 25 February 1995. Seven people died when two

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s 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.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Violet

During the afternoon of 2 March a tropical low formed over the

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. The low moved south-westwards and proceeded to deepen, becoming a Category 1 Tropical Cyclone on 3 March, being named Violet. During the afternoon of 5 March, Violet turned south-eastwards and continued to intensify, up until its peak intensity of 150 km/h winds and a central pressure of 960 hPa as a Category 3 severe Tropical Cyclone. Violet then weakened slowly as it turned to a south-westwards direction during the evening of 6 March. During the next day, Violet began a transition into a deep extratropical low, with a central pressure of 980 hPa. The low made its closest approach to the coast on the 7 March, passing 50 km off the northern

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coast. The low proceeded to do a loop towards the southeast before dissipating on the 8 March. The only report of damage from Violet was

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and around northern New South Wales.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Warren

On 4 March a tropical low had developed in the

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. The low proceeded to move southwards and started to intensify, quickly becoming a category 1 tropical cyclone later the same day, being named Warren. Warren then turned in a south-western direction and proceeded to rapidly intensify, reaching category 1 hurricane strength on the 5 March just north of

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on the 5 March. Warren reached peak intensity with mean winds of 140 Kilometers per Hour and a central pressure of 960 hPa 6 hours later. Warren made landfall near the southern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and weakened rapidly as it moved inland, eventually dissipating near the Queensland-Northern Territory border on the 6 March.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Chloe

The third major cyclone to strike Australia in the season, Severe Tropical Cyclone Chloe reached a peak intensity of Category 5, before weakening slightly to Category 4 prior to making landfall in the uninhabited section of the coast of the

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of Western Australia on 7 April 1995. The storm dissipated well inland.

Tropical Depression 20S

Tropical Depression 20S existed from 1 April to 6 April.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Agnes

During the evening of 16 April, a tropical low formed near

in the

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. The low started intensifying rapidly, becoming a category 1 tropical cyclone early on 17 April, being named Agnes. Agnes then moved around erratically over the next few days, eventually reaching peak intensity as a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone, with wind gusts of 165 km/h and a central pressure of 945 hPa. Agnes proceeded to weaken, becoming a tropical low on the 22 April before dissipating late that day.

Storm names

TCWC Perth

*Annette *Bobby *Chloe

TCWC Brisbane

*Violet *Warren *Agnes All the names used this season were retired by the

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. The replacement names were ''Adeline'', ''Bertie'' and ''Clare'' for the Perth names and ''Verity'', ''Wallace'' and ''Ann'' for the Brisbane names.

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, Bertie and

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were used during 2005-06 while Wallace and

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were used later in 2019 after a new naming list was formed. Verity was initially left off the combined list used from 2008, but was returned after the retirement of Veronica in 2019.

Season effects

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References

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