A top-category storm hit the Australian coast early Thursday bringing destructive winds and dangerous storm tide and waves. The monster cyclone is named Yasi. Monster cyclone Yasi brings destructive and damaging winds of between 125 and 90 kilometers per hour would persist through Thursday as far west as Mount Isa, some 900 kilometers from the coast. It carries downpours of up to 700 millimeters (27.5 inches) were also forecast across the key agriculture and tourism region.
Monster cyclone Yasi is the first category five storm to hit the region since 1918 and is expected to be one of the worst cyclones in Australia’s history.
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