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Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland

The worst of Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is over after the system was downgraded to a category 3 storm this afternoon.

Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland Massive storm lashes Western Australia's iron ore heartland

The sky at Warrawoona before Ilsa hit. Photo courtesy of Calidus Resources

Ilsa crossed the coast as a category 5 system, about 120km east-northeast of Port Hedland at around 12am AWST this morning, with an estimated intensity of 213km per hour, according to the Bureau of

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