Linda

History

Tropical Cyclone Linda developed in the Australian region during the 2017–18 cyclone season. The system formed in the warm waters of the southern Indian Ocean and reached its peak intensity as a tropical cyclone before ultimately dissipating. Based on the available source material, Linda was one of eleven named storms recorded during a season that BOM characterised as broadly average in terms of activity.

The 2017–18 season officially ran from 1 November 2017 to 30 April 2018 and produced three severe tropical cyclones among its named systems. The Australian region's tropical cyclone warning centres, including BOM facilities in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane, monitored all systems throughout the season. Linda formed and moved through the region during this period alongside other notable systems including Hilda, Joyce, and Irving, which collectively brought significant rainfall, flooding, and damage to parts of Western Australia and the Kimberley coast.

Specific details regarding Linda's exact formation date, precise location of origin, peak category rating, coastal crossing, and direct impacts are not sufficiently described in the available source material to report with confidence. What is clear is that Linda contributed to an active period for the Australian basin, which saw multiple named cyclones bring heavy rainfall and flooding to coastal communities across northern and western Australia during the 2017–18 season.

Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia