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Tropical cyclone forms off WA coast, Pilbara residents urged to prepare
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/12/2025
A tropical cyclone has formed off Western Australia’s northwest coast, prompting residents in the Pilbara region to prepare for potential impacts. Reporter Charlie Mills has the latest from Port Hedland.
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Tropical cyclone Zelia has formed this morning off the Kimberley coast.
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It currently sits as a Category 1 system about 280km west of Broome and about 320km north
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of here in Port Hedland.
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We have heard a bit from the Bureau of Meteorology in what we can expect in terms of the track
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of this cyclone.
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Let's take a listen.
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A lot of work to do I should say in the coming days for it to do that, but definitely looking
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like increasing chances of a crossing of a severe cyclone on Friday, probably to the
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west, sorry to the east of Port Hedland.
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Today communities have woken up to some pretty heavy rain up and down the coast, especially
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here in Port Hedland.
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That cyclone advice warning is in place for between Broome and Dampier as well as inland
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to Marble Bar.
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We're expecting some damaging wind gusts for Broome and Port Hedland regions.
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Currently there are cyclone advice warnings in that region to prepare now and to continue
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monitoring those conditions.
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We are expecting some of those isolated heavy rainfalls along the coast from Broome to Dampier
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and that is expected to pick up later today.
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Meanwhile preparations are underway here in Port Hedland.
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Yesterday the Port Authority began the process of clearing the Port of Port Hedland which
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is the world's largest bulk export port and they expect to be completed with that process
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by 6pm this evening.
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Meanwhile the local government authority has begun their cyclone processes including tying
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down any loose items or trees.
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Residents here have been urged to prepare their homes in part by grabbing sandbags from
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the local SES Centre.
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We spoke to the SES Centre on Monday afternoon and they told us they had given out around
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3,500 sandbags over two days so people are taking advantage of the resources available
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to them.
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We also went to the local caravan park here yesterday where there were a number of visitors
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and permanent residents there.
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They've been told they need to leave by this morning in order to protect their safety.
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Meanwhile people in Port Hedland are monitoring those conditions, waiting on tenterhooks to
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see how it develops over the next few days.
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