WA: Port Hedland braces for most severe cyclone in 20 years

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WA: Port Hedland braces for most severe cyclone in 20 years

Residents of northern Western Australia are bracing themselves tonight for the destructivewinds of category-four Cyclone Chris, the most menacing storm to hit the area in 20 years.

Communities between Port Hedland and Wallal Downs are battening down as emergency authoritiesprepare to issue the highest state of alert later tonight, indicating a cyclone is imminent.

Forecasters say Chris is expected to cross the coast overnight between Port Hedlandand Wallal Downs, a cattle station 220km to the north-east.

The category-four …