Cyclone Ilsa (2023)

Ilsa reached severe category three strength by 00:00 UTC on 12 April, eighteen hours after it formed, and crossed the east Pilbara coast of Western Australia at category 5 intensity just before midnight local time on Thursday 13 April. Landfall was in the rural area of Pardoo, reported as between 120 and 150 km northeast of Port Hedland, and the system weakened to category 2 as it moved inland. A gust of 289 km/h was recorded at Bedout Island off the Pilbara coast before the island's measuring equipment stopped working. Two Indonesian fishing boats were caught in its path off Rowley Shoals, and damage exceeded US$10 million.

Formed (UTC)
2023-04-05
Dissipated (UTC)
2023-04-15
Peak Saffir-Simpson category
5
Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)
140
Basin it formed in
South Pacific
Deaths, as sources state them
8
IBTrACS storm page
ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2023096S07135

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, category 5, western australia, pilbara, landfall, 2023

Coordinates: -15.725536646362361, 119.83723167681882

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