Cyclone Errol Shows 'Some Signs of Weakening' as 'Intense Storm' Swirls Off Western Australia
Cyclone Errol showed 'some signs of weakening' as it swirled off the coast of Western Australia from Wednesday, April 16, to Thursday, April 17.
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) released this imagery on X, which was captured from 9 am UTC on Wednesday (5 pm AWST on Wednesday) to 9 pm UTC (5 am AWST on Thursday).
'Cyclone Errol, while still an intense storm, is showing some signs of weakening after developing a strong central eye,' the source wrote.
According to the latest information from the Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday, the category 4 cyclone would 'start weakening and move towards the west Kimberley coast today.' Credit: CSU/CIRA & JMA/JAXA via Storyful
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