Laurence is still a tropical cyclone even though the storm has made landfall in northern West Australia and is moving over land.
1 a.m. ET today, December 16, Cyclone Laurence was still a powerful cyclone with maximum sustained winds near 103 mph (90 knots) making it a Landfalling Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Laurence’s center was near 16.3 South latitude and 124.2 East longitude about 440 nautical miles from Port Hedland, Australia. Closer to the Laurence’s center, and feeling his full hurricane-force wrath today are Koolan Island, Cockatoo Island. Molema Island, Kingfisher Island and the towns of Kimbolton, Derby, Meda on the mainland. |
