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April 24, 2006

Monica is one big angry storm.

Based on the most recent Darwin Regional Forecast Centre advisory, Tropical Cyclone Monica is a category 5 with sustained central winds of 350kph (217mph). Going by the satelite image, it spans 6' longitude. Some quick pencil and paper work to account for the curvature of the earth gives an approximate diameter of 647km (402 miles).

According to Stormtrack, if the satellite estimations are accurate (and they may be overestimating by a little bit), it is the most violent storm ever recorded. Anywhere. Currently, it looks like it will sweep through mostly unpopulated areas, then slam into the sea-level coastal city of Darwin, as seen below.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at April 24, 2006 10:26 AM

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