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situated within the storm's left-front quadrant. In and around
Townsville, the powerful gusts brought down thousands of trees, some of which struck and damaged buildings and caravans. Multiple roofs sustained damage, and fallen power lines left 50,000 households without electricity. By two days after the storm, only about half of the outages had been restored. Many roads were damaged or obstructed by debris, leaving the city isolated for a time. After Tessi weakened below the tropical cyclone threshold, its remnants continued to produce heavy rainfall. One station in the
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slope and disputes over the funding necessary for ongoing maintenance still lingered as of 2012. As the landslide occurred in an affluent neighbourhood, some residents feared the incident would lower their property values. In addition to the Castle Hill landslide, Tessi's rainfall induced smaller rock falls and debris flows throughout susceptible areas of
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boulder that the landslide dislodged and left resting precariously on the hillside above several homes. After workers spent more than 24 hours reinforcing the boulder and removing other loose debris from the hillside, the immediate threat was alleviated. However, concerns about the stability of the
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Queensland. New daily and monthly total rainfall records were set in Townsville, where 423.4 mm (16.67 in) of rainfall was recorded in a 24-hour period. The city also experienced wind gusts as high as 130 km/h (81 mph), peaking at 15:40 UTC on 2 April, while
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was among the most severely impacted properties, being almost entirely buried under the landslide. Around 400 residents of the community were forced to evacuate nearly 140 homes, and 10 individuals were hospitalised with
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and rapidly diminished as it progressed inland. At the height of the storm,
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Lawlor, Ali (7 April 2000). "Boulder at bay as city braces for flooding".
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Lawlor, Ali (5 April 2000). "Heartbreak hill braces for second cyclone".
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1032:"Rows Bay – Pallarenda Foreshore Response to Cyclone Tessi 3 April 2000"
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Tessi's strong winds caused widespread damage along the coast from
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Thomas, Shelley (6 April 2000). "Probe into powerline accident".
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in the same region just days later. Initially forming within the
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on 2 April, Tessi moved ashore about 75 km (45 mi) northwest of
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Tyrell, Les (17 February 2011). "City's amazing fightback".
1148:"150 Years of Townsville Series: Part 3 Natural Disasters".
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Lawlor, Ali (8 April 2000). "North reels from week of woe".
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while located under 500 km (310 mi) northeast of
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
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Pullman, Francine (9 April 2000). "Steady as a rock...".
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Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
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only 10 km (6.2 mi) across became evident on
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on 31 March, about 1,100 km (680 mi) east of
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters.
830:"Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary: April, 2000"
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Category 3 Australian region severe tropical cyclones
1191:"Impact of landslides in Australia to December 2011"
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1220:"Landslip forces 400 from homes".
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1030:Mabin, M. C. G. (June 2000).
460:(JTWC) designated the system
215:Severe Tropical Cyclone Tessi
22:Severe Tropical Cyclone Tessi
1127:"Cyclone Damage, Townsville"
861:Joint Typhoon Warning Center
458:Joint Typhoon Warning Center
1321:. 6 April 2000. p. 14.
1224:. 5 April 2000. p. 10.
832:. Australian Severe Weather
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1317:"Cyclone looters 'scum'".
1129:. Cullen, Grummitt and Roe
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1111:"Landslide wrecks homes".
1016:. 4 April 2000. p. 7.
150:95 km/h (60 mph)
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667:State Emergency Service
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227:severe tropical cyclone
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40:Meteorological history
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2554:Vivienne-Fanja (1984)
645:Townsville Crocodiles
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103:Lowest pressure
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1319:The Daily Telegraph
1257:Townsville Bulletin
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1150:Townsville Bulletin
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