Concern in the Pilbara as Cyclone Ilsa strengthens
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to cross Western Australia's coast as a highest-severity category five system, packing winds...
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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to cross Western Australia's coast as a highest-severity category five system, packing winds...
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Jessica Lingard said thunderstorms have been occurring off the coast and conditions were deteriorating fast in the area.
The first category five cyclone to cross the WA coast since 2009 is set to hit tonight, with a number of residents being urged to get to shelter immediately.
A massive Category 5 cyclone is set to make landfall in Western Australia as terrified residents hunker down ahead of a night of destruction with winds reaching 315km/h.
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is becoming a monster and the monster has just developed an eye. Ilsa is now a Category 5 storm and is expected to remain at that intensity by the time it crosses the WA coastline late on Thursday night or early Friday morning. As it matured on Thursday afternoon, it developed the classic cyclone eye, which you can see clearly on the Thursday afternoon satellite image. Category 5 is of course the strongest type of cyclone, and we haven't seen a Cat 5 make landfall in Australia since TC Marcia in 2015, which caused over $500 million worth of damage along Queensland...