Tropical Cyclone #Zelia over the last 2 and a half days with its rapid intensification, long stall and eyewall replacement cycles before final landfall near the De Grey River mouth, Western Australia today #CycloneZelia

So niece missed the worst of the cyclone, landfall 50km away which doesn't seem far to me. Heavy rain tho, and very strong winds

#CycloneZelia #PortHedland

Severe Tropical Cyclone #Zelia 🌀has made landfall on Ripon Island, Western Australia only about 50 km from Port Headland. Seen by #himawari9 🛰️ #CycloneZelia
Emergency warning for Port Hedland residents as severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia nears WA coast

An emergency warning is in place for parts of the Pilbara, including the town of Port Hedland, as severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia approaches the coast.

ABC News

Um, this is *before* the cyclone actually hits

#PortHedland #CycloneZelia

Going to be a big one’: category five Tropical Cyclone Zelia and 320km/h winds headed for Western Australia coast

‘Top of the scale’ winds strong enough to take out complete houses, destroy power lines and cause widespread damage and disruption

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/13/tropical-cyclone-zelia-western-australia-bom-warning

#NEws #Cyclone #Storm #WA #Australia #WesterdAustralia #Pilbara #CycloneZelia #Zelia

‘Going to be a big one’: category five Tropical Cyclone Zelia and 320km/h winds headed for Western Australia coast

‘Top of the scale’ winds strong enough to take out complete houses, destroy power lines and cause widespread damage and disruption

The Guardian
Niece reports all roads out of Hedland are now closed. Airport has been closed a while, since yesterday I think. So no escape, stay and face the music. (She wasn't planning to leave, tho the likelihood of it becoming Category 5 is pretty alarming)
#CycloneZelia
Dawn on wobbling slow moving and rapidly intensified Tropical Cyclone #Zelia eye just ~130 km NNW of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Intensity looks like category 3 or 4 hurricane equivalent, 4 on the Australian scale say BOM. #CycloneZelia
Tropical Cyclone #Zelia has rapidly intensified overnight off Western Australia. It is now a major hurricane strength (category to be determined) extremely dangerous system. The eye is only 130 km NNW of Port Hedland #CycloneZelia
My niece lives in Port Hedland 😱
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