Tag: Tropical Cyclone
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Tropical Cyclone Risk Near Queensland: Moderate Chance Weekend
Queensland Faces Moderate Chance of Tropical Cyclone Formation The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has updated its forecast, indicating a moderate probability that a tropical low off the Coral Sea could develop into a tropical cyclone over the weekend. This shift, from a higher to a more cautious assessment, comes as weather patterns over northeastern Australia…
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Moderate chance of tropical cyclone forming off Queensland’s north
Australian weather watchers monitor a developing tropical system off Queensland The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has revised the likelihood of the tropical low off the Coral Sea developing into a tropical cyclone to a “moderate” chance as it tracks slowly toward the weekend. Forecasters say the system remains in the early stages, but lingering convection…
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Moderate Chance of a Tropical Cyclone Forming Off Queensland’s North: What it Means for Locals
Overview: What the BOM Update Means The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has revised the likelihood of a tropical low, currently near Queensland’s Coral Sea, developing into a tropical cyclone over the weekend to “moderate.” This shift places communities in northern Queensland on alert, with authorities emphasizing preparedness as the system tracks closer to the coastline.…
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Weather tracker: Cyclone Hayley lashes Australia with fierce winds and heavy rainfall
Overview: Cyclone Hayley intensifies and makes landfall After a blistering heatwave swept across large parts of Australia in the days leading up to Christmas, Cyclone Hayley emerged from the southern Indian Ocean and made landfall along the north-west coast on Tuesday night. Forming on 28 December, Hayley quickly organized into a powerful tropical cyclone, gathering…
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Queensland hit by metre of rain as WA cyclone downgrades after 158 km/h gust
Overview: Extreme weather wraps up 2025 Australia ends the year under the influence of two powerful tropical weather systems. In Queensland, a relentless downpour has pushed rainfall totals to the metre mark at several sites, underscoring the scale of the deluge that has saturated the state for days. Off the coast, Western Australia’s cyclone has…
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Darwin Scrambles to Clean Up After Tropical Cyclone Fina Delivers Gales and Torrential Rain
Overview: Cyclone Fina Impacts Darwin and the Top End Residents across Darwin and the Top End are waking up to the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Fina, which strengthened to a Category 3 storm before moving through remote Tiwi Islands communities and then the city itself. Emergency services and local authorities have urged residents to stay…
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina: Darwin wakes to survey the damage as the storm moves west
Overview: Cyclone Fina’s path and intensity Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has moved westward past Darwin, delivering a powerful reminder of the Northern Territory’s vulnerability to tropical systems. As a category three cyclone at its closest approach, Fina unleashed gale-force winds and heavy rainfall that left communities scrambling to assess structural damage, fallen trees, and power…
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What Science Says About Super Typhoon Uwan: Size, Strength, and Impacts
Introduction: A record-breaking storm in perspective Super Typhoon Uwan, known locally as Fung Wong in some advisories, has grabbed headlines for its colossal size. At its peak, the storm stretched across more than 1,800 kilometers in diameter, dwarfing many other tropical cyclones this year. While size alone doesn’t guarantee destruction, it shapes rainfall patterns, wind…
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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Set to Make Landfall in Jamaica and What It Means
What to Expect as Hurricane Melissa Approaches Jamaica Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica with extreme winds, heavy rainfall, and life-threatening surf. Forecasters warn that the island could experience its strongest storm on record as Melissa closes in on land. While the eye of the storm remains south of the island, the outer bands…
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Ramil Intensifies as Signal No. 1 Hoisted Over Bicol and Parts of Visayas: Preparedness Steps for Families
Ramil strengthens as PAGASA warns communities along the path Tropical Depression Ramil has intensified as it moves over the West Philippine Sea, prompting PAGASA to raise Signal No. 1 over several areas in Bicol and parts of Visayas. The weather bureau reported that the center of Ramil was about 760 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes,…