Cyclone Narelle Batters Western Australia

0:00Cyclone Arrell slammed into Western Australia near Coral Bay on Friday night as a powerful category for storm. It ripped the roof off an evacuation center where 40 people were sheltering inside, forcing them to ride out the worst right there. The cyclone then pushed south toward Carnarven, leaving heavy destruction in its wake. X-Mouth took the hardest hit, about 1,250 km north of Perth, with winds topping 250 km per hour. Things lost roofs, window shattered, power went out across the area, and homes flooded badly. A service station nearby got wrecked too, with pumps torn apart. Communities dealt with bizarre red skies and thick dust storms that stung eyes and throats for hours. Folks hunkered down as conditions turned too risky for any evacuations, especially those 40 in the damaged hall. Holiday spots like Shark Bay saw the full fury of close. Examples from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services warned of significant damage

1:00ahead, especially in X-Mouth. They called Narella a complex storm, for its long path down the coast, from the Kimberley through the Pilbara. Teens are now assessing needs and teaming up with local governments for recovery support. The Cyclone weakened to Category 3 past Carnarven, then Category 2 farther south, near Calbury in Geraldton. It's tracking southeast into the northern wheat bell today, with damaging winds and heavy rains still possible before it heads off the south coast into the southern ocean. Sydney News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.