Weather & Science
Tropical Cyclone Jasper Bears Down on Australian Tourism Hotspot
- Major storm set to make landfall Wednesday near Port Douglas
- Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flooding expected on coast
Tropical Cyclone Jasper is currently a category 1 storm.
Source: RAMMB/CIRA
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Australia’s far north coast is bracing for a cyclone that’s expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and potential flooding to an important tourism region.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper, currently a category 1 storm, is forecast to intensify as it approaches the Queensland state coast and make landfall close to tourism hotspot Port Douglas as a category 2 system on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.