Cyclone Isla Path. Communities in the path of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa are beginning to assess the damage from its potentially record-breaking winds as the severe storm system works its way inland. It's expected to hit east of Port Hedland in the early hours of Friday morning.
The tropical cyclone nearing Australia is. A once-in-a-decade tropical cyclone meandering off the Kimberley coast is predicted to intensify and become a severe tropical cyclone before the end of the day, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. But as Ilsa moves inland over the weekend and deteriorates into a tropical low, heavy rain and/or strong winds could make it all the way to western Queensland.
A powerful storm has made landfall on the northern coast of Western Australia.
The immediate threat from Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is the WA coastline and nearby areas in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, which are set to feel the full force of Ilsa on Thursday intro Friday, according to the latest BoM advice.
The latest track map from the Bureau. A red alert was issued hours earlier. It's expected to hit east of Port Hedland in the early hours of Friday morning.