Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Alby was regarded as the most devastating Destroying tropical cyclone Catastrophe to impact Influence southwestern Western Australia on record Recording .

Forming Coming_to_be out of an area of low pressure on 27 March 1978 , Alby steadily developed Coming_to_be as it tracked Self_motion southwestward , parallel to Western Australia .

In Western Australia , the combination Cause_to_amalgamate of Alby 's fast movement and hurricane-force winds caused Causation widespread damage Damaging .

Five fatalities Death are directly attributed Causation to Alby while two more resulted Causation from the fires Catastrophe .