Cyclone Larry, Innisfail, Australia, March 20, 2006

(22/03/06)

• Cyclone Larry was a category 5 storm with 300 km/hr (180 mi/hr) winds when it made landfall on the coast of northeast Australia just before dawn on Monday, March 20th. • During its short life, Larry devastated Innisfail, a farming town, and Caims, a resort town, of North Queensland. • Larry was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday.    Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation with more details on this Event