Some impressively cold deep convection is rotating very quickly around the increasingly warm eye of Tropical Cyclone #Zelia as it rapidly intensifies just offshore of the (sparsely populated) Australian Coastline!
Dawn on wobbling slow moving and rapidly intensified Tropical Cyclone #Zelia eye just ~130 km NNW of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Intensity looks like category 3 or 4 hurricane equivalent, 4 on the Australian scale say BOM. #CycloneZelia
@DerekOrtt I remember Tracy. I had family living in Darwin. They were evacuated after. Tracy was the reason the building codes changed for cyclone prone areas but I think Zelia will be as fierce as Tracy. I just hope no lives are lost.
Cyclone Zelia is stuck in place. Still mostly offshore of Australia. This is sparing Karratha and Port Hedland from a catastrophic flooding event, as was feared earlier.
However, it remains very strong. Could bring wind gusts over 150 kts into Port Hedland. This could be a modern day Tracy
@CoffeeDateBTS I hope your family are safe. I lived in Karratha and remember cyclone prep and cyclones. It’s 2am and I can’t sleep, I’m thinking of our Pilbara residents. The homes are built well, there are shutters on the windows but I fear there will be lots more than fences getting damaged
My cousin and his family live in a town in the NW of Western Australia. Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is expected to cross the coast tomorrow as a category 5 storm with extreme wind gusts up to 320 kph (199mph)
Naturally, they are extremely anxious but have prepared as best they can. Cyclones are not uncommon where they live but this is a massive beast!
The toys on the fence are the wind indicators throughout today. They were taking bets on which would be the last one standing. If Zelia hits them head-on, I think they'll be lucky to have a fence standing!
@foxweather It will be horrific for our Pilbara. The cyclone is extreme and our summer heat is too. Marble bar is inland from the cyclone and is the worlds hottest town. They are 16+ hours drive from Perth. Their closest major towns are about 7 hours drive.
CAT 5 CYCLONE 🌀 Residents in Western Australia are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Zelia's impacts after the storm rapidly strengthened into a destructive Category 5 storm ahead of its expected landfall on the Pilbara coast. foxweather.com/extreme-weathe…
@TSinLaneCove@DanBox10 even people in WA should speak up…..the behaviour we walk past is the behaviour we condone. We don’t want any state or territory police mishandling cases….. ALL Australians speaking up sends a clear message we want honest, reliable, dedicated police that investigate thoroughly
I think @DanBox10 has raised enough issues, especially with this week's episode, for there to be a public inquiry into the investigation of the disappearance of William Tyrell.
Make it happen. The people of NSW must be able to have faith in the police and that is at risk.
@DanBox10 Incredible series. The last episode left me speechless…. HOW can laidlaw? be in charge of an investigation when he admits they need more resources but never asks for them, essentially IGNORING the importance of his role & inferring William & other unsolved cases don’t matter.
Water bombers fighting the Champion Lakes bushfire have been grounded because of a drone flying in the area, leaving firefighters unable to douse the raging blaze from above. READ: buff.ly/4i5Qis8
@klaasm67 How can I find more information on my family please? Opa and oma never spoke to omas sister again because the sister was a collaborator. I know the sister had her Dutch citizenship taken away but I don’t know which jail she was in
On this day in 1946 Dutch fascist leader Anton Mussert was executed for high treason. During the war, he had cooperated with the Nazis. Mussert was executed on the Waalsdorpervlakte, a site near The Hague.
@crocker_ic Please keep writing. Mum was dutch. Opa and oma lived in arnhem and bennekom during ww2. Omas sister was a collaborator. Opa and oma weren’t, they came to Australia. But I can’t find Opa’s mum…. I think she was involved in something. No one talks about this
In working on my latest WIP, I found this scrap of paper. Totally flummoxed until I realized that those were the mayors of Driebergen. The dates told me more: one of them was a Nazi collaborator! #WWII#writerslife#WritingCommmunity#Netherlands
@RoadPolicingWA Well done WAPOL. Appreciate your work in trying to keep us safe.hope the driver visits a head trauma unit to see what happens to innocent people when idiots drive down streets speeding
At 7.30 am today on Fremantle Road, Gosnells, Road Policing Group South stopped a 22yo male travelling at a dangerous 116 km/hr in a 60 zone. Vehicle impounded, driver to face Armadale Court for reckless driving. Let's keep our roads safe! #RoadSafetyCommission#AnywhereAnytime
@perthnow I was with dad for his last 36 hours….active dying. His hands became pale and ashen. The MINUTE he died I leaned in to kiss him and say goodbye. I felt the cold start from his forehead to his chin because his heart stopped. No circulation made him go even paler…. No pink skin
A woman has wheeled a corpse into a bank and allegedly tried to get him to ‘sign off’ a loan in her name in horror footage shared to X. READ MORE: buff.ly/3JsO2eh
BREAKING: The Australian government has recalled all mRNA Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and promised compensation to all Australians for human rights abuses incurred by illegal lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
A new campaign is pushing for up to 10 extra days of paid leave a year for workers to manage reproductive health issues like menstruation, menopause, and undergoing IVF. #9Newsnine.social/Aml