Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Newsletter/Archive 25

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Storm of the month

Cyclone Hamish formed as a Tropical Low to the south of Papua New Guinea on March 4. The low quickly organized and became Tropical cyclone Hamish the following day. Hamish then started to rapidly intensify, becoming the second severe tropical cyclone of the season the next day. Throughout much of its duration, it moved southeastward, parallel to the coast of Queensland. It underwent rapid deepening over a period of 48 hours, Hamish reached peak winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) according to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, making the cyclone a Category 5 on the Australian intensity scale. It quickly weakened due to wind shear, and without moving ashore it stalled and turned to a northwest drift. The low dissipated on March 5.

Hamish indirectly caused a major environmental disaster along the Queensland coastline, when strong waves from the cyclone damaged the hull of a cargo ship, spilling 260 tonnes of fuel and oil into the ocean. The oil washed onto the coastline, endangering the environment prompting a costly cleanup. Offshore, the fishermen went missing after the boat was lost; one person was found, although the other two remained missing and were presumed dead. As the storm remained offshore, overall damage directly from the storm was minor, primarily from strong waves.

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Member of the month

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The member of the month is... Ramisses, has been a member of the Project since January 2008. He is a usefull editor who helps to make the trackmaps for the current season articles, as well as numerous other storms, from previous seasons. We just hope he is able to keep on top of the trackmaps when the busy part of the year comes!

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New members

• User:X!
• User:Shearwater912
• User:Cyclonica

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New and improved articles

• There were no new pieces of Featured content
• New Good articles include: 1925 Atlantic hurricane season, 1991 Pacific hurricane season, Subtropical cyclone, Typhoon Tingting
• New articles include: 1924 Cuba hurricane, Hurricane Howard (2004), Tropical Storm Odile (2008), Typhoon Tingting, Cyclone Tam (2006)
• New non-storm articles include: 1780 Atlantic hurricane season

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Storm article statistics

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| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Grade

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Nov

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Dec

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Feb

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Mar

| {{FA-Class}}

| 50

| {{A-Class}}

| 19

| {{GA-Class}}

| 198

| {{B-Class}}

| 21

| {{C-Class}}

| 118

| {{Start-Class}}

| 210

| {{Stub-Class}}

| 16

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | Total

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 631

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 642

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 669

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 678

! {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | ω

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 2.87

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 2.87

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 2.80

| {{chembox header}} colspan=1 | 2.81

| percentage
≥Less than C

| 35.8

| percentage
≥GA or better

| 42.2