Tropical Cyclone Zelia now category 5

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits category 5 strength as Port Hedland battens down
Authorities provide an update as Cyclone Zelia intensifies to category five system and the Bureau of Meteorology says it is bringing very destructive winds and heavy rain to West Australia's Pilbara.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia: West Aussies warned this is a ‘life-threatening weather event’
Cyclone Zelia is expected to reach a category 5 system today, potentially bringing flash flooding and destructive winds up to 290km/h if it crosses the coast.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia rapidly strengthens to Category 5 ahead of landfall
Australia Bureau of Meteorology Meteorologist Miriam Bradbury provides an update with the latest forecast for Tropical Cyclone Zelia expected to make landfall as a Category 5 storm on Friday along the Pilbara region.
WA braces for Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall
Emergency services and residents are making preparations as they wait for Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall in Western Australia.
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Churns Toward Northwest Australia
The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday, with wind gusts of up to 180 miles per hour. A port crucial to the global economy has shut down.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia set to cross WA’s Pilbara coast as ‘most powerful system you can get’
Locals are bracing for 290km/h winds gusts that could rip apart homes and intense rainfall that could deliver flash flooding.
Tropical Cyclone Zelia to cross WA coast as category 5 storm
The category 5 storm was about 120 kilometres north-north-west of Port Hedland and 210 kilometres north-east of Karratha overnight, and set to cross the coastline this afternoon or evening.
Safety is Rio Tinto’s priority as Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensifies
Rio Tinto is prioritising the safety of its people as Tropical Cyclone Zelia heads toward the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Cyclone Zelia Gains Strength as It Crawls Toward Australia's West Coast
Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensified to a Category 4 storm as it moved toward the Western Australia coast on February 13, with officials warning it could become a Category 5 storm before making landfall on Friday.
Western Australia prepares for Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia is intensifying off Western Australia's coast, putting communities on alert for destructive winds and heavy rainfall.
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Schools shut, roads closed as WA prepares for destructive category-five cyclone
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Tropical Cyclone Zelia: Rio Tinto, BHP, Fortescue halt exports as category five brews off Pilbara coast
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