Cyclone Gwenda

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda was tied for the most intense Australian tropical cyclone on record, with a barometric pressure of 900 hPa (mbar). Forming out of a tropical disturbance over the Arafura Sea on 2 April 1999, the precursor to Gwenda tracked slowly westward and gradually became more organised. On 4 April, the system developed into a Category 1 cyclone and was named Gwenda. It began to undergo explosive intensification the following day, and in a 30-hour span ending early on 7 April, the storm's maximum 10-minute sustained wind speed increased from 75 km/h (45 mph) to 225 km/h (140 mph) and its barometric pressure decreased to 900 hPa (mbar). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the storm had peaked as a high-end Category 4 equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510602511
• ISBN13: 9785510602517
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"