Communities along Western Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara coasts could be hit with winds of up to 270 kilometres per hour tonight as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has rapidly intensified and is approaching WA's north-west coastThe system is likely to make landfall between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga tonight
The system is expected to maintain a degree of structure and strength after making landfall, with damaging winds anticipated in Marble Bar and Telfer from this afternoon. Home to 700 people, Bidyadanga is the closest community to the expected path of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa.
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