Cyclone Ilsa hits Western Australia coast after setting wind speed record of 218kmh
by Martin Farrer and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6AR76)
The storm made landfall about 140km from Port Hedland where residents were on edge', according to mayor Peter Carter
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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made landfall on the coast of north-west Western Australia after setting a new sustained wind speed record for Australia of 218kmh.
Ilsa was downgraded to category 4 from the highest-severity system of 5 shortly after it reached the coast of Western Australia near Pardoo Roadhouse around 140km east of Port Hedland.
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