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Cyclone Triggers Outages at Major Australian LNG Plants
Cyclone Narelle is expected to bring destructive winds up to 275 km/h and heavy rain, causing widespread evacuations, flight cancellations, and port closures across Western Australia's coast.
- On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Tropical Cyclone Narelle strengthened to Category 4 as it approached Western Australia's North West Cape, with destructive wind gusts up to 260 km/h forecast for coastal areas.
- Favorable environmental conditions, including warm sea surface temperatures, fueled Narelle's rapid re-intensification over the Indian Ocean after it previously weakened. Residents recall Cyclone Vance's devastation in 1999, fearing similar impacts from the strengthening system.
- Destructive wind gusts up to 260 km/h prompted authorities to close more than a dozen schools and cancel about 38 flights to Western Australia's north. Emergency crews are mobilizing as tourists evacuate vulnerable coastal communities.
- Shipping at Geraldton Port is suspended, and iron ore miner Fenix Resources warned that fuel supply disruptions are "beginning to impact operations." Major energy facilities have demobilized non-essential personnel as the cyclone tracks south.
- Forecasts indicate the system will weaken after land interaction, transitioning into a mid-latitude system by March 29, 2026, as it moves into the Southern Ocean. Heavy rain between 20–50mm is expected across the South West and Perth metropolitan area.
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Cyclone Narelle, which hit northern Australia last week, could strengthen again to a Category 5 storm, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the west coast. This will be the first time a tropical cyclone has hit three Australian states and territories in 20 years. It will circle half of the continent and cover more than 6,000 kilometres during its path.
‘Always prepare for the worst’: WA residents brace for cyclone Narelle
Authorities in Western Australia say they're bracing for conditions not seen since 2021 when a destructive cyclone tore through areas unprepared for its force. Now, a large stretch of the state's coastline is on alert, with residents told to brace and tourists urged to leave as Cyclone Narelle tracks south.
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