Resources for Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi, north Queensland (January-February 2011)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi impacted the North Queensland coast during January and February 2011. Anthony, a category 2 storm crossed near Bowen on the 30th January. Yasi, a large category 5 system crossed the coast around midnight on 2nd February between Mission Beach and Cardwell.Data summaries from the AIMS weather stations and the FAIMMS sensor network are available for areas affected by both Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi.BOM cyclone tracks include three colour zones, depicting the current and forecast extent of gale force (62 km/hr), storm force (89km/hr) and hurricane force (117km/hr) winds. A list of reefs predicted to have been impacted within each zone for Cyclone Yasi is available along with a map of the zones. To provide data on Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi for research purposes.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Resources for Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi, north Queensland (January-February 2011)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/216e24fc-9ec8-44fd-917e-b0990b3529e2
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
adc@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        145.5,
        -21.0
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -21.0
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -17.0
      ],
      [
        145.5,
        -17.0
      ],
      [
        145.5,
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Resources for Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi, north Queensland (January-February 2011)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/resources-for-cyclone-anthony-and-cyclone-yasi-north-queensland-january-february-20111