Now downgraded to a tropical low,the weather system is bringing record rainfall as it moves through Western Australia,sparking fears of major flooding.

Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA

Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.

  • William Ton andRachael Ward

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Cyclone Zelia crossed the coast as a cataegory 4 system on Friday.

Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere

As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday,authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
GIF of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia,Friday February 14. Picture:Bureau of Meteorology

Cyclone Zelia as it happened:Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia makes landfall near De Grey River mouth east of Port Hedland

Residents in Port Hedland and surrounding areas have been ordered to stay indoors and shelter as winds pick up,with the centre expected to cross the coast this afternoon.

  • Daile Cross
A resident captured this footage on Friday.
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Cyclone Zelia approaches the coast

A resident captured this footage on Friday.

The predicted path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia as of 7am on Friday.

Cyclone Zelia:Everything WA residents need to know

The Pilbara region in Western Australia is bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.

  • Heather McNeill
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is approaching the Western Australian coast.

Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared

There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area,with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.

  • Daile Cross
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A family were lucky to escape a massive landslide,triggered by heavy rain.

Family counts blessings after landslide near miss

Reconstruction work is expected at the site as the clean-up begins across north Queensland after record rainfall triggered flooding,claiming two lives.

  • Laine Clark
Floodwaters are rising in Port Hedland as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia approaches the Pilbara coast.

‘Fear is the mind killer’:Worried locals bunker down ahead of monster cyclone

Residents of Port Hedland and Karratha choosing to stay behind as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia edges closer to the coastal town are worried the monster cyclone brewing off the coast will be like nothing they’ve ever seen.

  • Claire Ottaviano andSarah Brookes
A man takes advantage of the surf at Port Hedland.

Cyclone Zelia as it happened:WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region

The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia,which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon.

  • Daile Cross
Tropical Cyclone Zelia is expected to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.

‘It doesn’t get any worse than that’:Tropical Cyclone Zelia now category 5 as it heads closer to Karratha

Tropical Cyclone Zelia is forecast to cross the WA coast around 5pm WST Friday with winds up to 290km/h.

  • Heather McNeill