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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Hazel (1979)
7 March 1979 · South Indian Ocean · Category 3
Cyclone Hazel formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 7 March 1979 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 936 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 7 March 1979
- Dissipated
- 14 March 1979
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 936 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Australia194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth