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Cyclone Kirrily
Status: Closed
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| Similar Stochastic Events | 1/25/2024 4:00:00 PM |
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Similar Stochastic Events | Summary
Posting Date: January 25, 2024, 4:00:00 PM
Cyclone Kirrily made landfall near Townsville in Queensland, Australia on Thursday, with maximum estimated 1-minute sustained winds of 60 knots, per the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology rated Kirrily as a category 3 storm by their system, indicating estimated sustained winds of about 65 knots.
ALERT™ subscribers can download similar stochastic event (SSE) IDs for Cyclone Kirrily from the Downloads tab of this posting. Compatible with Touchstone® and Touchstone Re™, the SSEs were selected based on the event’s landfall location, size, and minimum central pressure. They should only be used with exposures in Australia.
At Townsville airport, observed sustained winds peaked around 30 to 35 knots (35-40 mph; 56-64 kph) during the peak of the storm, with gusts just touching 50 knots (58 mph; 93 kph). Alva, east of Townsville, saw sustained winds reach as high as 45 knots (52 mph; 83 kph). Early reports indicated numerous trees down, power outages across the region, but there have not yet been reports of major damage. The storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland, though the potential for flash flooding due to heavy rainfall still persists for the coming days.
No additional ALERT activity is currently planned for this event. Please contact your Verisk representative with any additional questions.
Similar Stochastic Events | Downloads
Posting Date: January 25, 2024, 4:00:00 PM
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Similar Stochastic Event IDs
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| TOUCHSTONE / Re | Excel (xls) | Selected set of stochastic events, with Readme in Excel format |  |
| TOUCHSTONE / Re | CSV (csv) | Selected set of stochastic events, formatted for import into Touchstone/Re | |
