Tropical Cyclone Kimi intensifies to category two with warni

Townsville airport closes, but Tropical Cyclone Kimi weakens, is unlikely to cross coast
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Tropical Cyclone Kimi is now category two and is tracking south. (Supplied: RAMMB)
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says it is now unlikely weakening Tropical Cyclone Kimi will significantly impact the north Queensland coast.
The cyclone intensified to a category two on Monday, but as it continued to move south off the coast between Hinchinbrook Island and Townsville, the storm was downgraded to a category one system late in the evening.
At about 11:00pm on Monday, the BOM's advice showed the cyclone had "displayed a weakening trend over the past few hours, and it is expected to weaken further during Tuesday".

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