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 region later Thursday night local time.
The cyclone is expected to have wind speeds reaching up to 285 kilometers (177 miles) per hour.
On April 8, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) had forecast that the storm would hit the coast as a Category 4 system. However, on April 13, BOM updated its forecast and raised the warning level….