In short: Tropical Cyclone Zelia has crossed the West Australian coast. The category five system is bringing heavy rain and destructive winds of 285kph.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday.

Tropical Cyclone Zelia is set to cross Western Australia's Pilbara coast this afternoon, with current forecasts showing it making landfall east of the town of Port Hedland as a category five system.

Port Hedland, reopened after being shut on Wednesday due to the approach of Zelia, the most severe storm to hit the coast since Cyclone Ilsa in April 2023, Pilbara Ports said on its website.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology reported that the Category 5 cyclone was on a trajectory to impact the Pilbara region, with Port Hedland, a major mining and resource hub, directly in its path.

Zelia, which has been upgraded to the strongest possible Category 5 storm, is due to make landfall on Friday in the remote Pilbara region, home to major ports used for commodities exports ...

The cyclone still managed to smash parts of the Pilbara with nearby gauges reporting winds of 120km/h in Port Hedland, 109km/h in Marble Bar and 95km/h in Iron Bridge Mine. Cyclone Zelia is ...

Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Western Australia's Pilbara coast as a Category 5 storm, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and flash flooding. Emergency services are addressing ...

Heavy rain and strong winds are battering inland communities in WA's Pilbara, as Tropical Cyclone Zelia continues to track inland. The severe tropical cyclone crossed the coast near De Grey, east ...

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday.

Port Hedland, reopened after being shut on Wednesday due to the approach of Zelia, the most severe storm to hit the coast since Cyclone Ilsa in April 2023, Pilbara Ports said on its website.