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Australian authorities warn against complacency as Cyclone Zelia upgrades to category 5
The Star
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2/14/2025
Australia's northwest braced on Friday (February 14) for Cyclone Zelia - a powerful tropical cyclone, forcing the closure of all of the major commodity ports in the country's Pilbara region.
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Australia's northwest is on high alert as Cyclone Zelia, a Category 5 storm, is expected
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to make landfall on Friday near Port Hedland.
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We're ready to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone which will pack 290 km an hour
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winds and more than 500 mm of rain through the Pilbara.
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It is critical that impacted communities don't get complacent because the hazards won't ease
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once the cyclone has passed.
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Conditions after a cyclone can be just as dangerous as the cyclone itself, including
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damaged buildings, fallen power lines and debris.
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Port Hedland is not expected to be impacted by the very destructive eyewall winds, but
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damaging to destructive wind gusts are still likely this afternoon and into this evening.
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On the eastern side of the tropical cyclone track, a dangerous storm surge is possible
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which could cause flash flooding of coastal areas.
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However, the storm surge risk in line with the movement of the cyclone is greatly reduced
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for the Port Hedland area.
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Authorities have shut down all major commodity ports in the Pilbara region.
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Port Hedland's port, the world's biggest iron ore export point, was closed on Wednesday.
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Residents in Port Hedland, home to about 15,000 people, mostly mining workers, have
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been advised to stay indoors while non-essential staff have been relocated.
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Emergency teams are on standby as the cyclone approaches.
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