Tropical Cyclone Winifred registered as a category 3 storm. The tide gauge at Clump Point recorded a storm surge of 1.6 m. Wave run-up on beaches was approximately 2 m above the astronomical tide. Two deaths resulted from wind effects and one from drowning. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1986 damage at $40m, with the 2007 estimated repeated cost of $176m. Winifred crossed the coast 41 km just south of Innisfail.