Warnings are issued for residents and holiday-makers in Western Australia's north as a potential severe tropical cyclone, set to be named later today, brews off the coast.
"Even if the system crosses in the middle around Eighty Mile Beach, Port Hedland residents and indeed even Broome residents could be kept feeling the impacts of the gale-force winds," she said.
With school holidays underway, holiday-makers are being warned to stay on top of the forecasts and heed warnings. She said travellers should download the BOM weather app and set their location each day to ensure they receive alerts.Ms Lingard said category-four tropical systems could be incredibly destructive, as evidenced by TC Tracey in 1973 and TC Debbie in 2017.
"At that stage, we'd see significant roofing loss, structural damage, caravans destroyed or blown away," she said.
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