Cyclone Steve making its first landfall (Wikipedia)

Tropical Cyclone Steve was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from February 27, 2000 until March 11, 2000. Cyclone Steve was a Category 2 storm on the Australian tropical cyclone scale. Cyclone Steve was noted for existing for a long time and travelling a long way around northern and western Australia. It affected the states of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before moving to the south of the continent. Steve is the first known Australian cyclone to cross the coast in four separate areas in the country.

Storm track of Cyclone Steve (Wikipedia)

Cyclone Steve caused major flooding between Cairns and Mareeba. A record flood level of 12.4 m (41 ft) was reached at Mareeba on February 28, 2000. Many buildings in Cairns had serious water damage including the Cairns Hospital. Cairns recorded its wettest February on record, with the suburb of Manunda recording 1462.7 mm (58 in), and Bartlefrere recording 3376 mm (133 in).  Wind gusts up to 140 km/h (87mph) caused many buildings in Cairns and Kuranda to lose their roofs. Hundreds of trees were blown away and powerlines were brought down in all of the district, which stopped supplies from arriving to more than 40,000 residents. In Cairns, a very big fig tree was wiped out with the entire root system out of the ground. Crops were badly damaged by floods and winds, with the sugar cane damage alone estimated at $20 million (AUD). The total damage bill in north Queensland as a result with Cyclone Steve was estimated at over $100 million (AUD).