ELINOR
1982-83 season · AU198283_03U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Elinor originated as a tropical depression southwest of Honiara in the Solomon Islands on 11 February 1983, during the below-average 1982–83 Australian region cyclone season. The system moved southwest into the Coral Sea, intensifying to tropical cyclone strength by 13 February. Elinor followed an exceptionally erratic, looping track over open water for several weeks, reaching an initial intensity peak of 966 hPa on 15 February before temporarily weakening during a large clockwise loop.
The cyclone reorganised and developed a well-defined eye visible on satellite imagery from 21 to 27 February, reaching its peak intensity on 26 February as a Category 5 system on the Australian scale, with a minimum central pressure of 935 hPa and 10-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h. After curving toward the Queensland coast, Elinor weakened considerably and made landfall near Carmila, approximately 90 kilometres south of Mackay, on 3 March 1983, likely at tropical low intensity. The system dissipated inland by 4 March.
During its approach, the automated weather station on Pine Islet recorded wind estimates between 165 and 215 km/h on 2–3 March. Vessels in the vicinity reported waves reaching five metres and swells of 7.5 metres. Two yachts were wrecked by the severe sea conditions, and a coastal rescue operation was launched after the yacht Polar Bear ran aground on Swains Reef with four people aboard.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (101 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-02-10 18:00:00 | 1 | -10.6, 158.0 | 1007 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-11 00:00:00 | 1 | -10.7, 157.8 | 1008 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-11 06:00:00 | 1 | -10.7, 157.7 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-11 12:00:00 | 1 | -10.8, 157.5 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-11 18:00:00 | 1 | -10.8, 157.2 | 1005 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-12 00:00:00 | 1 | -11.0, 157.0 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 1983-02-12 06:00:00 | 1 | -11.7, 156.7 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1983-02-12 12:00:00 | 1 | -12.6, 156.4 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1983-02-12 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 156.3 | 1002 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1983-02-13 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.6, 156.1 | 1002 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1983-02-13 06:00:00 | 1 | -14.0, 155.9 | 1000 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1983-02-13 12:00:00 | 1 | -14.4, 155.7 | 998 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1983-02-13 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 155.4 | 992 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-14 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 154.8 | 988 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-02-14 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.6, 154.4 | 978 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-02-14 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 154.6 | 970 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1983-02-14 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 155.0 | 968 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1983-02-15 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.4, 155.5 | 966 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1983-02-15 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.6, 155.9 | 966 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1983-02-15 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.1, 156.3 | 966 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1983-02-15 18:00:00 | 1 | -17.7, 156.5 | 970 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1983-02-16 00:00:00 | 1 | -18.3, 156.3 | 974 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1983-02-16 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.7, 155.1 | 976 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-02-16 12:00:00 | 1 | -18.5, 153.9 | 978 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-02-16 18:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 153.0 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-02-17 00:00:00 | 1 | -17.7, 152.2 | 982 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-17 06:00:00 | 1 | -17.5, 151.7 | 984 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-17 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.3, 151.1 | 986 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-17 18:00:00 | 1 | -17.2, 150.7 | 987 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-18 00:00:00 | 1 | -17.0, 150.4 | 988 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-18 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.8, 150.2 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-02-18 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.5, 149.7 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-02-18 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.9, 149.4 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-02-19 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 149.3 | 990 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-02-19 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 149.6 | 990 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-19 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 149.8 | 989 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-19 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 150.3 | 988 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-20 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 151.0 | 987 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-20 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 151.7 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-20 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 152.6 | 983 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-02-20 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.7, 153.5 | 981 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-02-21 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 154.3 | 979 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-02-21 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.4, 155.3 | 976 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1983-02-21 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 156.2 | 972 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1983-02-21 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 156.9 | 968 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1983-02-22 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.9, 157.3 | 962 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1983-02-22 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 157.8 | 956 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-22 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 158.0 | 950 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-22 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.9, 157.9 | 948 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1983-02-23 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 157.8 | 947 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1983-02-23 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 157.6 | 947 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1983-02-23 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 157.3 | 947 hPa | 49 km/h |
| 1983-02-23 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 156.9 | 951 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-24 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 156.5 | 955 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-24 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 156.0 | 955 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-24 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 155.6 | 951 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-24 18:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 155.2 | 945 hPa | 54 km/h |
| 1983-02-25 00:00:00 | 1 | -15.8, 154.6 | 939 hPa | 57 km/h |
| 1983-02-25 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 154.0 | 937 hPa | 57 km/h |
| 1983-02-25 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 153.2 | 936 hPa | 51 km/h |
| 1983-02-25 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 152.6 | 936 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-26 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 152.1 | 935 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-26 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.3, 151.7 | 936 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-26 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 151.2 | 940 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-26 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 151.0 | 946 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-27 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 150.8 | 954 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-27 06:00:00 | 1 | -16.1, 151.0 | 958 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-27 12:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 151.2 | 962 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-27 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.5, 151.5 | 966 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-28 00:00:00 | 1 | -16.8, 151.8 | 970 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-28 06:00:00 | 1 | -17.1, 152.0 | 974 hPa | 46 km/h |
| 1983-02-28 12:00:00 | 1 | -17.5, 152.1 | 976 hPa | 41 km/h |
| 1983-02-28 18:00:00 | 1 | -18.0, 152.2 | 977 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1983-02-28 21:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 152.2 | 978 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 00:00:00 | 1 | -18.5, 152.1 | 978 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 03:00:00 | 1 | -18.7, 152.1 | 978 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.9, 152.0 | 979 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 09:00:00 | 1 | -19.1, 151.9 | 979 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 12:00:00 | 1 | -19.3, 151.7 | 980 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 15:00:00 | 1 | -19.6, 151.4 | 980 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 18:00:00 | 1 | -19.8, 151.2 | 981 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-01 21:00:00 | 1 | -20.2, 151.0 | 981 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 00:00:00 | 1 | -20.4, 150.8 | 981 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 03:00:00 | 1 | -20.8, 150.8 | 981 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 06:00:00 | 1 | -21.1, 150.9 | 980 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 09:00:00 | 1 | -21.3, 150.9 | 980 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 12:00:00 | 1 | -21.6, 150.8 | 980 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 15:00:00 | 1 | -21.7, 150.7 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 18:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 150.7 | 990 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-02 21:00:00 | 1 | -22.0, 150.6 | 994 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 00:00:00 | 1 | -22.0, 150.5 | 995 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 03:00:00 | 1 | -21.9, 150.4 | 996 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 06:00:00 | 1 | -21.9, 150.5 | 996 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 09:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 150.7 | 997 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 12:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 150.6 | 997 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 15:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 150.3 | 998 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 18:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 149.9 | 999 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1983-03-03 21:00:00 | 1 | -21.8, 149.6 | 1000 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1983-03-04 00:00:00 | 3 | -21.8, 149.2 | 998 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1983-03-04 06:00:00 | 2 | -21.7, 148.2 | 1000 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1983-03-04 12:00:00 | 2 | -21.5, 147.2 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |