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February 14, 2025 - Tropical Cyclone Zelia
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was approaching landfall on February 13, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image. The fearsome and sprawling storm sported a large cloud-free eye as the southeast quadrant was bringing wind and rain to the state of Western Australia.
Near the time this image was acquired, Zelia was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 160 miles per hour (257 km/h), which is the equivalent of a strong Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. ABCNews (Australian Broadcasting Company) reported that the storm was forecast to bring wind gusts of up to 320 kilometers per hour (199 mph).
At 6:56 a.m. AWST on February 14 (5:46 p.m. EST on February 13), the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) noted that Zelia was located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Port Hedland and 220 kilometers (137 miles) north of Marble Bar. It was moving to the south southeast and was expected to make landfall later in the day near or to the east of Port Hedland as a Category 5 storm.
At 7:15 a.m. AWST on February 14 (6:15 a.m. EST on February 13), the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA issued a Cyclone Emergency Warning advising those between Pardoo to Whim Creek and inland to west of Marble Bar to “SHELTER INDOORS NOW”. The advice noted that “it is too late to leave now”. Additional advice to other locations to prepare for the oncoming storm was also published as well as advice on closing of roads, parks, and schools. Residents between Wallal Downs and Wickham including Port Hedland were specifically warned of an especially dangerous storm tide as the cyclone center crosses the coast.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 2/13/2025
Resolutions:
1km (1.1 MB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was approaching landfall on February 13, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image. The fearsome and sprawling storm sported a large cloud-free eye as the southeast quadrant was bringing wind and rain to the state of Western Australia.
Near the time this image was acquired, Zelia was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 160 miles per hour (257 km/h), which is the equivalent of a strong Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. ABCNews (Australian Broadcasting Company) reported that the storm was forecast to bring wind gusts of up to 320 kilometers per hour (199 mph).
At 6:56 a.m. AWST on February 14 (5:46 p.m. EST on February 13), the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) noted that Zelia was located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Port Hedland and 220 kilometers (137 miles) north of Marble Bar. It was moving to the south southeast and was expected to make landfall later in the day near or to the east of Port Hedland as a Category 5 storm.
At 7:15 a.m. AWST on February 14 (6:15 a.m. EST on February 13), the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA issued a Cyclone Emergency Warning advising those between Pardoo to Whim Creek and inland to west of Marble Bar to “SHELTER INDOORS NOW”. The advice noted that “it is too late to leave now”. Additional advice to other locations to prepare for the oncoming storm was also published as well as advice on closing of roads, parks, and schools. Residents between Wallal Downs and Wickham including Port Hedland were specifically warned of an especially dangerous storm tide as the cyclone center crosses the coast.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 2/13/2025
Resolutions:
1km (1.1 MB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
