A dangerous tropical cyclone with destructive winds and a potentially devastating storm surge is bearing down on the northeast coast of Australia. Named Ita, it is forecast to make landfall between Cape Melville and Cape Tribulation in Queensland late Friday local time. The violent storm has maximum wind gusts of over 185 mph (300 km/h) according to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology.
Eek.
Track Cyclone Ita here
Beastly category 5 tropical cyclone Ita threatens northern Australia (Washington Post
Pic: Washington Post
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