Cyclone Ilsa Strengthens and Threatens Western Australia
TL;DR
Cyclone Ilsa is intensifying off the coast of Western Australia and is expected to make landfall between Broome and Port Hedland, generating wind gusts of more than 250 km/h (155 mph) by Thursday evening, equivalent to a Category 4 or 5 hurricane in the US. Local authorities have warned residents to tie down anything that could become airborne in strong winds, and tourists have been told to move from the projected path of the storm. This could be the most powerful storm to make landfall in the area in more than a decade with winds strong enough to lift camper vans and trampolines.
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- Cyclone Ilsa threatens to hit Western Australia with winds strong enough to lift trampolines CNN
- Cyclone Ilsa to batter western Australia at Category 4 strength The Washington Post
- Cyclone Ilsa: Residents flee as intensifying cyclone approaches northwest Australia Al Arabiya English
- Evacuations under way as cyclone strengthens off WA The West Australian
- ARPC declares cyclone event as Ilsa continues to strengthen Reinsurance News
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