Gigantic Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia

Residents in northwestern Australia were warned that Tropical Cyclone Ilsa was expected to make landfall as a Category 5 storm late on April 13 or early the following day, with wind gusts powerful enough to lift boats, trailers, and caravans. Satellite imagery released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows a timelapse of the storm forming off the coast. Credit: CIRA/CSU/JMA/JAXA via Storyful