April 4

  • 1978 - Cyclone Alby passed close to the southwestern coast of Western Australia, killing 5 people and causing $39 million worth of damage along the coastline.
  • 1994 - Severe Tropical Storm Owen moved across the central Philippines, killing 10 people.
  • 2003 - Cyclone Inigo (pictured) became one of the most intense tropical cyclone in the Australian region when it reached Category 5 cyclone intensity, with 10 minute sustained winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) and a pressure of 900 mbar. Inigo earlier caused floods in Indonesia that killed 58 people.