Hurricane Winifred was the last tropical cyclone to make landfall Self_motion in the busy 1992 Pacific hurricane season .

Impacting western Mexico , especially Colima and Michoacán , Hurricane Winifred brought Bringing heavy rain and destruction Destroying to the area .

The last major hurricane , and hurricane of its season , Winifred existed Presence in October 1992 .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Winifred was the worst tropical cyclone Catastrophe to make Causation landfall Arriving in northern Queensland since Cyclone Catastrophe Amy in 1971 and the first since Althea to inflict Causation significant damage Damaging on the northeastern coast of Australia .

The sixth named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe of the 1985–86 Australian region cyclone Catastrophe season , Winifred originated Coming_to_be as a tropical low north of Cairns , Queensland on 27 January 1986 .

Slowly organizing Arranging , the system was recognized Know as a tropical cyclone Catastrophe after gaining Getting tropical characteristics on 30 January , christened Name_conferral with the name Name_conferral Winifred the same day .

Weakening Cause_change_of_strength as it drifted Motion inland , Winifred persisted Wearing as a tropical depression for another five days after landfall Arriving before finally dissipating Removing on 5 February .

In advance of Winifred 's approach Arriving , the Australian Bureau of Meteorology ( BoM ) issued Expressing_publicly cyclone Catastrophe watches and warnings Warning for various locations along the Queensland coast , prompting Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale evacuations Emptying in several towns .

Overall , Winifred caused Causation three deaths Death and inflicted Causation $ 130 million ( 1986 AUD ; $ 154 million USD ) in damage Damaging .

The Bureau of Meteorology ( BoM ) was subject to heavy criticism Judgment_communication in the days following the storm Catastrophe 's landfall Arriving , accused Judgment_communication of not giving Giving ample warning Warning in advance of Winifred 's approach Arriving ; however , these concerns Quarreling were later addressed Statement in its report Reporting on the cyclone Catastrophe 's impact Influence .

Due Causation to the severity of the storm Catastrophe 's damage Damaging , the name Name_conferral `` Winifred '' was retired GiveUp after the season ended Process_end .