Cyclone Katrina
Cyclone Katrina near peak intensity on 15 January | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 January 1998 |
| Dissipated | 25 January 1998 |
| Category 4 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (BOM) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 954 hPa (mbar); 28.17 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 2 total |
| Damage | $8.66 million (1998 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1997–98 Australian region and South Pacific cyclone seasons | |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Katrina was a long-lived tropical cyclone that moved erratically over the South Pacific Ocean in January of 1998, before eventually moving into the southern Indian Ocean. Katrina was the fourth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 1997–98 Australian region cyclone season. Katrina developed on 1 January and meandered within the Coral Sea between the Queensland coast and Vanuatu for the next three weeks, before degenerating into a remnant low near Far North Queensland on 25 January. The remnants of Katrina moved westward over Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf of Carpentaria, before possibly regenerating into Cyclone Victor on February 8.
Cyclone Katrina impacted parts of Queensland, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands, killing two people and causing $8.66 million (1998 USD) in damages.