After drenching parts of Indonesia and taking a unique track across the Timor Sea with Cyclone Odette, Tropical Cyclone Seroja is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Western Australia. Seroja strengthened into a Category 3 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale for a time early Sunday, local time. The storm packed 10-minute average sustained wind speeds of 120 km/h (75 mph) at its core as it churned just off the coast. Around 7:40 p.m.,.
People on islands or at sea off parts of Western Australia s northwest coast have been ordered to evacuate, as two tropical cyclones bear down
People on islands or at sea off parts of Western Australia s northwest coast have been ordered to evacuate, as two tropical cyclones bear down 10 April 2021
Emergency services told residents in the Exmouth Gulf coast and parts of the Gascoyne Coast to prepare for severe weather expected to arrive this afternoon and evening.
Tropical Cyclone Odette is expected to approach the far northwest of the state today.
Tropical Cyclone Seroja is expected to make landfall late tomorrow or early Monday between Carnarvon and Jurien Bay.
Anyone on an island between Coral Bay and Geraldton, including the Abrolhos Islands, must evacuate by midday
Acting DFES commissioner Craig Waters warned holiday-makers as tropical cyclones Odette and Seroja bear down. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP
Acting DFES commissioner Craig Waters warned holiday-makers as tropical cyclones Odette and Seroja bear down. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP
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Fri 9 Apr 2021 20.43 EDT
People on islands or at sea off parts of Western Australia’s north-west coast have been ordered to evacuate, as two tropical cyclones bear down.
Emergency services late on Friday told residents in the Exmouth Gulf coast and parts of the Gascoyne coast to prepare for severe weather expected to arrive on Saturday afternoon and evening.
Two cyclones to hit western Australia simultaneously in rare event: Meteorologists Spectacular view of Tropical Cyclones #Seroja and #Odette dancing dangerously close to Australia today.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 10th April 2021 3:36 pm IST Representative Image
Canberra: Western Australians are warned to evacuate or batten down as two separate cyclones are headed in the direction of coastal communities this weekend, meteorologists warned
“Spectacular view of Tropical Cyclones #Seroja and #Odette dancing dangerously close to Australia today. These intertwined systems could bring severe weather to parts of Western Australia from this weekend,” meteorologist Ben Domensino said on Twitter late on Friday.