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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...north-queensland/story-e6frg6nf-1226879686114
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A CYCLONE menacing far north Queensland has been upgraded to a powerful category five, prompting warnings of dangerous storm surges and flooding.
Cyclone Ita has been gaining power all day, rising from a category three this morning.
Thousands of people will be directly in its path if, as forecast, it makes landfall north of Cooktown tomorrow night.
It’s expected to bring 280km/h winds when it hits the coast.
There’s also a strong chance its arrival will coincide with a 7pm (AEST) high tide.
This will create dangerous storm surges, about 1.5 metres bigger than usual high tides, from Port Douglas to Cape Melville, Queensland’s Bureau of Meteorology warned this afternoon.
The bureau’s senior forecaster Pradeep Singh says forecast heavy rain will also trigger flash floods.
“It has picked up speed,’’ he said earlier this afternoon.
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