Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Zelia, with 180-mph gusts, strikes Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall Friday on Australia's west coast as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained wind gusts at 180 mph, though minimal damage ensued.
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Zelia was a tropical cyclone over Australia Friday afternoon Australian Western Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 121 miles per hour, which would make it a Category 3 hurricane if it were in the Atlantic Ocean.
Iron ore ports close as Tropical Cyclone Zelia nears Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia's west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world's largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 290 kph (180 mph).
Tropical Cyclone Zelia Intensifies as It Moves Towards Australian Coast
Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensified as it moved toward the Western Australia coast on February 11, the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) said, publishing this footage.The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said the cyclone was a Category 2 and would likely reach Category 3 by Thursday.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia
The storm’s winds equaled those of a Category 4 hurricane, and residents were told to stay indoors to shelter from destructive winds and flooding.
Two Ports in Western Australia's Pilbara Region Reopen After Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday. Pilbara Ports said on its website late on Friday the ports,
Tropical Cyclone Zelia brought record rain for weather stations across state
Ex-tropical Cyclone Zelia has brought record rainfall to a “typically” dry region and leaves an aftermath of heavy rainfall, winds and flash flooding. Authorities are warning of floods, heavy rainfall ...
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