Tropical Cyclone Jasper

Tropical cyclone track map of Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossing Cape Yorke Peninsular, December 14 2023. Map from JTWC.
Tropical cyclone track map of Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossing Cape Yorke Peninsular, December 14 2023. Map from JTWC.

Tropical Cyclone Jasper developed in the northern Coral Sea December 5 2023. Jasper moved southward then towards the southwest in the Coral Sea while developing to a category 4 Severe Tropical Cyclone on December 8 2023. The system then turned westerly towards the Queensland coast and detriated to a category 1 Tropical Cyclone on December 11 2023. TC Jasper then turned towards the northwest, moving slowly at 7 km/hr and made landfall as a category 2 Tropical Cyclone near Bloomfield on the north Queensland coast on December 13 2023 around 8pm AEST. Once over land TC Jasper then detriated to a tropical low pressure system and Ex-TC Jasper continued albeit slowly westward over Cape Yorke Peninsular and into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Ex-TC Jasper did not reform as a Zombie cyclone but delivered very high rainfall along the far-north coast of Queensland from December 14 to 19 2023.

December 19 2023.

 

From www.bom.gov.au

 

Images of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper

Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper at 10am AEST prior to making landfall. Image from JTWC. December 13 2023.
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper at 10 am AEST prior to making landfall. Image from JTWC. December 13 2023.
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper after making landfall on the north Queensland coast. Image from JTWC. December 13 2023.
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper after making landfall on the north Queensland coast. Image from JTWC. December 13 2023.
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Image from www.bom.gov.au
Satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Image from www.bom.gov.au
Satellite animation of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper December 9-13 2023. Images from www.bom.gov.au.
Satellite animation of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper December 9-13 2023. Images from www.bom.gov.au.
Infrared satellite image showing Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. Image from JMA. December 13 2023.
Infrared satellite image showing Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. Image from JMA. December 13 2023.
Colourized animation of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. December 13 2023. Images from NOAA.
Colourized animation of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. December 13 2023. Images from NOAA.
Track map of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. Image from JTWC. December 14 2023.
Track map of Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper in the Coral Sea. Image from JTWC. December 14 2023.