Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/December/24

December 24

• 1971 - Severe Tropical Cyclone Althea made landfall in northern Queensland, Australia causing $115 million of damage.
• 2019 - Typhoon Phanfone (pictured) makes landfall in Eastern Samar, Philippines, just before intensifying into a Category 3 typhoon. 50 were dead while 55 people remained missing. Damages from the typhoon were at ₱3.44 billion (US$67.2 million).