Marcus and Nora are the two most severe storms seen in the vicinity of the Australian Coast. As it is such storms are known to be erratic in terms of intensity and track. Therefore, we can say that there is some uncertainty for the exact track of Nora, but it will surely strike South Queensland.
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Marcus is the strongest storm in the Australian waters for more than a decade. It has intensified into a Category-5 Storm and has now weaken into a Category-4 Storm. It is in the open waters and may possibly skirt the Australian Coast moving Southwards and is expected to remain close to the Australian Coast but may not make a landfall.
Forecasters have warned that tropical cyclone Nora could become a category four system by Sunday morning. Nora is rapidly intensifying off the northern territory coastline and could make landfall on the Queensland Northwestern Coast soon.
It's located about 560km northwest of Weipa and will develop into a category three system on Saturday and category four by Sunday, as it is expected to make a beeline for the peninsula's western coastline.
According to reports, no cyclone has crossed the coast in that area of the state since 2001. The message has been delivered and is getting out amongst the people of the community and level of involvement of every local and official is seeming satisfactory.
As earlier it was predicted that Nora would track south parallel to the coast, but the latest forecast from the bureau of meteorology has it moving in a more southeasterly direction between the Gilbert River mouth and Kowanyama.
Nora will be located over the southern gulf of Carpentaria by tomorrow and a coastal crossing is possible over the weekend anywhere along the Western Cape York peninsula south of Weipa.
However, if Nora reaches category three, wind speeds will escalate, and heavy rains will occur. A risk of abnormally high tides and large waves in foreshore areas will also be possible.
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