Cyclone George
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Severe Tropical Cyclone George was one of the most powerful Australian tropical cyclones on record, attaining a minimum barometric pressure of 902 mbar （hPa; 26.64 inHg）.
It was also the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2007 and the last Australian region tropical cyclone to achieve this record to date.
The cyclone formed on 26 February 2007 in the Northern Territory's Top End, and intensified when it entered the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, before crossing the northern coast of the Kimberley.
It moved over the Indian Ocean, intensifying to a Category 4 cyclone, and eventually crossed the Pilbara coast just east of Port Hedland at peak intensity.
After further analysis from the Bureau of Meteorology, George was reclassified to Category 5.
The cyclone caused significant damage to the town of Port Hedland and numerous isolated mining camps around the town.
Losses in Northern Territory amounted to at least A$12 million （US$9.5 million）.
Two people died and more than a dozen others were infected in a melioidosis outbreak following the Northern Territory floods.
Insured damage in Western Australia amounted to A$8 million （US$6.2 million）, and there were 3 fatalities.
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale On 24 February 2007, an area of low pressure began consolidating over the Arafura Sea.
By 26 February, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology （BOM） warning centre in Darwin classified the system as a tropical low with its centre situated 230 km （140 mi） northwest of Nhulunbuy.
Over the following days, the system meandered around the Top End region and showed signs of gradual organisation.
Initial forecasts depicted the low as moving gradually east...