Overview
- - The cyclone came ashore between Lockhart River and Coen on the Cape York Peninsula after peaking over water as a Category 5 system.
- - Gusts near landfall were reported up to about 270 km/h, with earlier sustained winds around 205 km/h and peak gusts near 285–300 km/h at sea.
- - Initial impacts include downed trees, damaged roofs, power outages, flooded roads, and coastal erosion that stripped sections of beaches around Cairns.
- - Authorities closed schools, bolstered emergency crews, urged evacuations in high‑risk zones, and conducted door‑to‑door warnings, with a field hospital being set up in Katherine.
- - Officials report no confirmed deaths to date, as the storm weakens over Queensland and heads toward the Northern Territory where Category 3–4 strength and severe flooding remain possible.