Cyclone Builds in Strength as It Zeros in Toward Queensland Coast

Published on January 25, 2024

Lingering for days, Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has taken just hours to become one of the most powerful systems witnessed in north Queensland in decades. Destructive winds up to 170km/h and “life-threatening” flash flooding are set to impact the region after Kirrily suddenly intensified. Kirrily is expected to cross the Queensland coast near Townsville on Thursday by 10pm AEST as a severe category three system. It is believed to be the strongest cyclone to hit the region since Cyclone Althea devastated north Queensland in 1971. It took days for a tropical low in the Coral Sea to finally develop into Cyclone Kirrily....

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