Cyclone Niran upgraded to category two as thousands of north Queensland homes without power
by Australian Associated Press from on (#5ETKV)
High winds, rainfall and abnormally high tides expected for coastal areas
Cyclone Niran has been upgraded to a category two system and is expected to be upgraded to a category three on Wednesday, the weather bureau says.
The cyclone was about 280 kilometres northeast of Cairns on Tuesday afternoon, and was packing 95km/h winds and 130km/h gusts as it slowly tracked north-northwest.
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