C5category 5
Cyclone Fran (1992)
Cyclone Fran formed in the South Pacific on 4 March 1992 and faded on 21 March 1992. Peak wind 259 km/h (140 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 920 hPa. Landfall: Australia.
259 km/hPeak wind · 140 kt
920 hPaLowest pressure
17 daysDuration
8,526 kmTrack length · ACE 35.6
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Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 1992 18:00 UTC | TS | Australia | 83 km/h | Seventeen Seventy · 11 km |
| 16 March 1992 12:00 UTC | TS | Australia | 83 km/h | Scarness · 40 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Hervey Bay48 km · 83 km/h
Bundaberg16 km · 83 km/h
Port Vila85 km · 241 km/h
Gladstone62 km · 83 km/h
Maryborough70 km · 83 km/h
Bargara10 km · 83 km/h
Urraween44 km · 83 km/h
Point Vernon42 km · 83 km/h
Tannum Sands47 km · 83 km/h
Boyne Island48 km · 83 km/h
Calliope62 km · 83 km/h
Scarness40 km · 83 km/h
Burnett Heads17 km · 83 km/h
Agnes Water16 km · 83 km/h
Innes Park4 km · 83 km/h
Burrum Heads34 km · 83 km/h
Pango81 km · 241 km/h
Toogoom44 km · 83 km/h
Dundowran Beach48 km · 83 km/h
Moore Park Beach32 km · 83 km/h
Emu Park100 km · 89 km/h
Tin Can Bay93 km · 83 km/h
Craignish48 km · 83 km/h
River Heads45 km · 83 km/h
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