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Jasper expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is set to cross the coast mid-afternoon tomorrow.

The Category-2 system is expected to weaken to a tropical low as it hits landfall.

The warning zone includes the area from Cape Flattery to Lucinda, taking in Cairns and Innisfail and extends inland to include Chillagoe. 

Main image: Forecast tracking map Issued at 2:00 pm AEST Tuesday 12 December 2023.

There’s a cyclone watch from Cape Melville to Cape Flattery, extending inland to include Palmerville.

As of one this afternoon, Jasper was a Category two system moving at nine kilometres. . .

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More cyclones and more rain on the way says BOM

The Bureau of Meteorology has clarified its position on the La Nina pattern expected to affect northern Australia this season and it’s not good.

The tropical cyclone season runs between 1 November and 30 April and the bureau advises there’s a greater chance of cyclones and more so, rain.

There’ve been fewer tropical cyclones on average in recent years but the bureau noted that the last significant La Nina event in 2010-12 delivered Cyclone Yasi. This is an extract from its latest advice.

La Niña can cause changes to much more than just tropical. . .

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