For posterity this is the final 12 hours of STC #Zelia prior to landfall. A late easterly shift spared most populated areas of a potentially catastrophic impact.

Hopefully De Grey Station is ok as it copped the worst of the Eastern eyewall.🤞 #tropicalWX #PortHeadland #Cyclone

Bedout Island stopped reporting 4 hours ago ... of course 🤦 #Zelia #CycloneZelia #PortHeadland

There is an extraordinary amount of lightning ⚡ ⛈️ in the eyewall of Severe Tropical Cyclone #Zelia.

This is reminiscent of Severe Tropical Cyclone #Ilsa which crossed east of Port Headland 13th April 2023.

#Zelia is a *much* more powerful storm at the same stage. #PortHeadland #CycloneZelia