Port Hedland, Cyclone Zelia

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits category 5 strength as Port Hedland battens down
Authorities provide an update as Cyclone Zelia intensifies to category five system and the Bureau of Meteorology says it is bringing very destructive winds and heavy rain to West Australia's Pilbara.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia: West Aussies warned this is a ‘life-threatening weather event’
Cyclone Zelia is expected to reach a category 5 system today, potentially bringing flash flooding and destructive winds up to 290km/h if it crosses the coast.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia set to cross WA’s Pilbara coast as ‘most powerful system you can get’
Locals are bracing for 290km/h winds gusts that could rip apart homes and intense rainfall that could deliver flash flooding.
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Churns Toward Northwest Australia
The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday, with wind gusts of up to 180 miles per hour. A port crucial to the global economy has shut down.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia rapidly strengthens near Australia, could reach Category 5 before landfall
Tropical Cyclone Zelia rapidly strengthened off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology, Australia's national weather service, said the cyclone was Category 4 on Wednesday,
Western Australia braces for ‘dangerous’ Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Australian emergency services warn of potential threat to life and have issued shelter and evacuation warnings.
Port Hedland braces for category five Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Port Hedland's deputy mayor says the town is among the most prepared in the world for a category five cyclone, but there are fears for houses that haven't been well maintained.
Tropical cyclone forces closure of ports in Western Australia's Pilbara region
Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island will be closed at 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) on Thursday due to Tropical Cyclone Zelia, the ports' operator said, with emergency services in the state warning of the potential for significant damage.
Western Australia prepares for Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia is intensifying off Western Australia's coast, putting communities on alert for destructive winds and heavy rainfall.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia has formed off Western Australia’s north-west coast
A tropical cyclone has formed off the north-west coast of Western Australia. Residents in the Pilbara region are preparing for the potential impact.
Cyclone Zelia rated as category five — the highest on the scale — but what exactly does this mean?
As Tropical Cyclone Zelia bears down on the Pilbara, we examine what makes a cyclone a 'category five', the most extreme ...
Schools shut, roads closed as WA prepares for destructive category-five cyclone
A cyclone approaching Australia's coast has intensified into a destructive category-five storm. "It doesn't get any worse ...
Cyclone Zelia LIVE updates: WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region
The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical ...
Cyclone Zelia declared category 5 system before crossing coast Friday, bringing destructive winds
Cyclone Zelia is expected to reach a category 5 system today, potentially bringing flash flooding and destructive winds up to ...
‘Fear is the mind killer’: Worried locals bunker down ahead of monster cyclone
Residents of Port Hedland and Karratha choosing to stay behind as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia edges closer to the coastal ...