Cyclone Bobby travelled south along the west coast of Australia and passed near Onslow.

Seven lives were lost when two fishing trawlers sunk off the coast from Onslow, and a motorist drowned while attempting to cross a flooded creek at Canarvon.

The cyclone moved along the Pilbara coast, crossing to the east of Onslow:

• The highest recorded wind gust was 183 kilometres per hour at Onslow.
• A gust of 166 kilometres per hour was recorded on Varanus Island, off the Western Australian coast.
• Over 400 millimetres of rain falling in the Onslow area.

The event damaged homes and buildings; the rains flooded roads and damaged bridges and crops:

• The Karratha area reported minor property damage.
• In Onslow, the roofs of approximately 20 houses were damaged.
• Damage was also reported at pastoral stations between Onslow and Gascoyne Junction.

 The mining industry was severely impacted.

The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1995 damage at $11 million, with the 2012 estimated normalised cost of $48 million.