Cyclone Stan (2016)

Tropical Cyclone Stan

Cyclone Stan approaching Pilbara at peak intensity on 30 January 2016
Meteorological history
Formed	27 January 2016
Remnant low	31 January 2016
Dissipated	31 January 2016
Category 2 tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (Aus)
Highest winds	100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure	980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg
Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS)
Highest winds	120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure	980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	None
Damage	Minor
Areas affected	Western Australia, South Australia Australia
Part of the 2015–16 Australian region cyclone season

Tropical Cyclone Stan was a strong tropical cyclone that caused minor damage across the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and caused severe flooding in Southern Australia. The third tropical low, and the first named storm, Stan formed from a weak tropical low 750 km (465 mi) to the north of Port Hedland. Stan rapidly intensified as it was located in a favorable environment. It later peaked as a category-2 cyclone, with winds of nearly 75 mph (120 km/h). Stan later made landfall in the Pilbara region, and turned into a remnant low. It later dissipated over Southern Australia.