This storm initially formed as Natalie, then moved into the Australian region on the same day.

[1] High seas caused the ship Uluilakeba to capsize killing more than 85 people.

[2][3] This makes Lottie one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in region in recent decades.

[4] Rebecca was thought to have had a complex evolution with two low-level circulation centres.

[5] It had peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and a minimum pressure of 988 hPa (29.18 inHg), before it dissipated during February 28.