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Tropical Cyclone Seroja strengthens off WA coast as communities prepare for landfall
Communities in Western Australia’s Mid-West and northern coastlines are on alert amid two cyclones off the coast, with Tropical Cyclone Seroja strengthening overnight.
Key points:
- Tropical Cyclone Seroja is about 730 kilometres north-west of Carnarvon
- The storm is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday morning
- A second cyclone off the Pilbara coast is expected to weaken on Saturday
Cyclone Seroja is 730 kilometres north-west of Carnarvon and is expected to intensify to the south-east before making landfall late Sunday or early Monday between Carnarvon and Jurien Bay.
Currently a category two system, Cyclone Seroja is expected to intensify to a category three system later today.
A second system, ex-Tropical Cyclone Odette, is…
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