Cyclone Ilsa, which has been awaited with great concern, has made landfall in Western Australia at the highest Category 5. Thanks to the precautions, the damage was limited according to the first reports. There were no fatalities or injuries, but there was a new wind record.
The cyclone made landfall in a relatively uninhabited area about 90 miles from Port Hedland, a port city famous for its iron ore trade. “Ilsa” set a new record in Australia. According to the National Weather Service (BOM), the storm held 135 mph winds over the coast of Bedout Island for 10 minutes. The Bureau of Meteorology tweeted that this had never happened before on the fifth continent. The wind gusts reached top speeds of 288 kilometers per hour.
The storm has since been downgraded to Category 3 and is moving inland. Gusts of wind up to 165 kilometers per hour were still measured, according to the BOM. The cyclone’s core was further classified as “highly destructive”.
Cyclone of this magnitude last seen in 2015
Australia last experienced a magnitude 5 cyclone in 2015. At the time, Hurricane “Marcia” was causing severe damage in East Coast Queensland. The last time a hurricane was this strong in Western Australia was in 2009. In 2007, Category 5 Cyclone George raged in the region, also near Port Hedland. At that time, three people died and 20 were injured.
Source: Krone
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