Celeste very rapidly developed near the coast and came close to Bowen as it was moving southeastwards out to sea. With a radar eye diameter of 40 km it was 24 km north of the town when the airport reported an average wind 50 knots with gusts to 64 knots. Queensland emergency services reported 18 houses damaged in Bowen of which only 3 sustained major damage. There was $300,000 (1995 dollars) damage at Hayman Island as the cyclone passed 25 km north of the Island. The Hayman Is wave recording station measured significant (peak) wave heights to 3.2m (6.7m)

The map at the top left displays the impact area (marked by the black line) with the red line illustrating the path of the eye of the cyclone.

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…

Cyclone Celeste track and intensity (BOM)