Cyclone Ilsa has been downgraded to a tropical low but flash flooding and strong winds are still expected to lash parts of the Northern Territory (NT). Damaging 100 km/h winds are forecast to hit the Tanami and Lasseter districts on April 15 morning before moving to the Simpson and southern parts of the Barkly district.  Up…

Australia is tracking its highest category storm in years after tropical Cyclone Ilsa developed into a highest-severity category five system and is expected to cross Western Australia’s coast with winds up to 285 kilometres ( around 177 miles) per hour. Initially expected to make landfall as a category four system, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast…

Australia is currently monitoring its most severe storm in years as Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has intensified into a Category 5 system, the highest level on the scale measuring cyclone strength. Ilsa is projected to make cross the coast in Western Australia (WA) as one of the most powerful cyclones to make landfall in the…

JOHANNESBURG—The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique, which houses one of the country’s most important ports, has seen mild damage to property and flooding after tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall early on Saturday, an official said in a television report. The cyclone has since lost its strength and has been downgraded to a tropical storm,…

Ex-tropical cyclone Kimi has weakened into a tropical low off the north Queensland coast, but authorities are warning there is increased potential for flooding and a new cyclone to form as early as next week. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was “good news” the system had been downgraded but warned that a flood watch would…

A severe weather warning has been issued for far north Queensland as a tropical cyclone is expected to develop in the Gulf of Carpentaria. A tropical low is expected to intensify becoming a tropical cyclone on Sunday, according to a warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology. Meteorologist Matt Marshall said gale-force winds, abnormally high…