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Tropical Cyclone Seroja forecast to reach land as a category two, bringing destructive winds
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A satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Seroja as it heads towards the WA coast.
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A red alert has been issued for people between Carnarvon and Kalbarri to shelter immediately, as Tropical Cyclone Seroja accelerates towards Western Australia's coast.
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Gusts of up to 155km/hr are expected at the cyclone's peak
Flash flooding is forecast in some areas due to intense rainfall
The Bureau of Meteorology said the alert does not include the Carnarvon and Kalbarri townsites.
AustraliaMingenewWestern-australiaCoorowThree-springsMullewaKalbarriCarnamahPerenjoriPort-denisonDepartment-of-communitiesWeather by Erin Lyons, Heath Parkes-Hupton 12th Apr 2021 5:26 AM Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan says the tropical cyclone bearing down on the state's coastline is the fiercest of its kind "seen in decades". Fast-moving Cyclone Seroja was upgraded to a category three and recorded winds of 170/km on Sunday evening, as emergency services warned residents from Carnarvon to Lancelin of impending danger. Seroja was maintaining its intensity as it approached the coast, but was downgraded to category 2 at 11pm with sustained winds near the centre of 100 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 140 kilometres per hour. The core of tropical cyclone Seroja is moving inland southeast of Geraldton. Wind gusts to 170 km/h were reported near Kalbarri during landfall, but the cyclone has now weakened slightly.
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Residents in Western Australia's Mid West and Gascoyne regions are being urged to evacuate if their property is not cyclone-ready amid warnings of major destruction.
Tropical Cyclone Seroja is forecast to make landfall from Sunday afternoon and extend southwards through Monday as a category 2 cyclone, meaning wind speeds of 100km/hr near the centre with gusts up to 140km/hr.
Those who stay put are advised to organise an emergency kit including first aid supplies, torch, portable radio, spare batteries, food and water.
South of Cape Cuvier down to Lancelin is the zone of concern, with Geraldton and Denham likely to be hit hardest.
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