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Cyclone Jason (1987)

Cyclone Jason formed in the South Pacific on 4 February 1987 and faded on 14 February 1987. Peak wind 139 km/h (75 kt), category 1, lowest pressure 970 hPa. Landfall: Australia.

139 km/hPeak wind · 75 kt
970 hPaLowest pressure
9.3 daysDuration
2,245 kmTrack length · ACE 7.1
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Cyclone Jason (1987)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

6311915417820925268101214

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
6 February 1987 03:00 UTCTDAustralia46 km/hMapoon · 2 km
9 February 1987 09:00 UTCTSAustralia102 km/hAlyangula · 86 km
11 February 1987 15:00 UTCTSAustralia117 km/hUmbakumba, Anindilyakwa · 14 km
13 February 1987 05:00 UTCC1Australia139 km/hBurketown · 59 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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