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Cyclone season finishes with a Quang

Tristan Meyers, Sunday May 3, 2015 - 13:01 AEST

Last week, whilst the east coast was being battered by a low pressure trough and embedded East Coast Low, Western Australia was bracing for a late-season tropical cyclone.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Quang developed in the Indian Ocean in warm waters and began its track to the Pilbara region of WA. As it neared the coast, it began to visibly weaken although still bringing gales of around 120km/h.

In these gales, Exmouth recieved 84 mm to 9am on Friday 1st. As Quang breached the coast on Saturday 2nd, many places in the Pilbara region recorded their highest rainfall total since Severe Tropical Cyclone Owlyn struck the region in March.

The system quickly dissipated once it made landfall. Severe Tropcial Quang began to vertically "tip" in the atmosphere. This was in part due to strong jet in the upper levels of the atmosphere, which made short work of the severe tropical cyclone by shearing it apart.

A few thunderstorms may pop up in the trough left in the cyclone's wake today and tomorrow, but these are looking to ease by Tuesday.

Although cyclones can occur anytime of year in the Indian Ocean, the cyclone season is now over. Waters in the Indian Ocean and northern Coral Sea are now cooling, making it difficult for any cyclone to develop.

- Weatherzone

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