User:ChocolateTrain/Cyclone Esther

Tropical Cyclone Esther was a relatively weak tropical cyclone that affected Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory during late February 2020. It was the tenth tropical low and fourth tropical cyclone of the 2019–20 Australian region cyclone season. Due to the marked increase in organisation of the system's deep convection following landfall, the tropical cyclone was also classified as an agukabam. Esther developed from a tropical low which first formed in the central Gulf of Carpentaria on 21 February. The system initially moved slowly westwards before adopting an erratic track towards the south the following day. The tropical low was slow to strengthen at first, despite moving through an environment that was conducive for intensification. Development quickened late on 23 February, and the system was named Tropical Cyclone Esther at 18:00 UTC as it turned towards the southwest near Mornington Island. Esther made landfall just to the east of the Queensland–Northern Territory border around midday local time on 24 February as a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, with estimated maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph). The system was downgraded to a tropical low at 09:00 UTC as it began to track westwards across the Northern Territory.