Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Churns Toward Northwest Australia
The storm is expected to make landfall Friday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 180 miles per hour. A port crucial to the global economy has shut down.
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 storm on the scale.
Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Zelia, with 180-mph gusts, strikes Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall Friday on Australia's west coast as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained wind gusts at 180 mph, though minimal damage ensued.
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Zelia was a tropical cyclone over Australia Friday afternoon Australian Western Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 121 miles per hour, which would make it a Category 3 hurricane if it were in the Atlantic Ocean.
Cyclone Zelia makes landfall in Western Australia as Category 5 storm
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall in Western Australia as a Category 5 storm, lashing the Pilbara region with strong wind and heavy rain. The cyclone moved south and weakened to a Category 4 storm after making landfall,
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits Australia's iron ore hub
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia's west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world's largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 290 kph (180 mph). The eye of the storm crossed the coast east of Port Hedland just after 12 p.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia Hits North Western Australia
Zelia made landfall 34 miles northeast of Port Hedland, packing winds equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane. Residents were told to stay indoors to shelter from heavy rain and destructive winds.
Category 5 cyclone nears Western Australia coast
Very destructive winds of up to 290 kilometers per hour' are likely close to center of Cyclone Zelia as it crosses coast, Australian Bureau of Meteorology says
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‘Bomb’ cyclone Storm Éowyn approaches Ireland and parts of UK as schools and public transport shut
Storm Éowyn, an extratropical “bomb” cyclone that has formed in the North Atlantic and intensified rapidly, is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region.
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Bomb cyclone threatens Ireland, United Kingdom with fierce winds
The storm began a process called “bombogenesis ... over 24 hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. A bomb cyclone is typically thought of as a 24 mb drop over 24 hours.
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Lehigh Valley weather: Expect 6 to 8 inches of snow in possible ‘bomb cyclone’ storm. Updated forecast.
“There is some data that suggests the storm could strengthen fast enough to be dubbed a bomb cyclone,” Kines said. A bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis, is a popular term used by meteorologists ...
Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Eowyn to a bomb
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Explosive 'bomb cyclone' descending on UK and Ireland with up to 100 mph winds
Storm Éowyn is about to hit the U.K. and Ireland as forecasters warn the explosive "bomb cyclone" will bring snow, rain and potentially deadly superfast winds.
Snohomish PUD hikes electricity rates due to bomb cyclone, cold weather
Most residential electricity customers in Snohomish County will see their bills increase between $3.90 and $6.30 a month.