🚨🌀#BreakingNews: Our real time global data shows Category2️⃣ Tropical #CycloneJasper has now made #landfall at #Ayton, #Queensland.

Severe weather will continue overnight for the area. Follow official updates from @BOM_Qld. #Fnq #Qld #Jasper pic.twitter.com/clpLJqpUdJ

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

🌀#CycloneJasper is moving westwards at about 8kmh (a bit faster than human walking speed). Cyclones can wobble dozens of kms off track, even if moving generally in a straight line… so precise #landfall may be within 2 hours… or more than 3.

Satellite positioning now: pic.twitter.com/9FDbYn3Ygj

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

🚨🌀Tropical #CycloneJasper (Cat2) is getting closer to official landfall in Far North Queensland. This is when the middle of the centre crosses land.#Bloomfield to #CapeTribulation to #Daintree to #PortDouglas

BoM Radar animation from the past 30 minutes.
View here:… pic.twitter.com/bMMlZLeD68

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

📡⚠️🌀Category2️⃣Tropical #CycloneJasper is moving closer to the #Queensland coastline. #Fnq #Qld #Australia #BoM radar past 6 hours up to 4pm Queensland Time (7pm NZ): pic.twitter.com/PeCx7HeN10

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

🚨🌀The worst of the winds for #Cairns look like they are moving in now, but it's #PortDouglas (pop. 3500) looking most exposed. #CycloneJasper jogged a decent way NNE for a time today, which (hopefully) pushes the most damaging winds further north of #Cairns (pop. 160,000). pic.twitter.com/Saejp1yoYg

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

🚨🌀#BreakingNews: #CycloneJasper back to Category2️⃣. The very worst of those winds look to be north of #Cairns and brushing #PortDouglas later. Gales continue as far south as #Innisfail. #Qld #Queensland #Australia https://t.co/RnQf0eqLdW

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

The worst winds from Tropical #CycloneJasper are currently between the outer coastal hills of #Cairns (#Yarrabah specifically, which is also helping protect parts of #Cairns for now) south to about #Innisfail. Coastal hills especially exposed.

3:30pm NZ Time
12:30pm Queensland… pic.twitter.com/BX2TvizwfK

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023

⚠️#CycloneJasper as of 1pm NZDT (10am AEST).

BoM rain radar shows heavy rain setting in now. The worst of the gales are starting to push in around #Cairns now too. Wave heights also increasing.

🇦🇺4pm (AEST time) estimated info:
⬅️Moving West, 8 kmh
🌪️Winds 97 kmh, Gusts 121 kmh pic.twitter.com/CnfY5E3pwa

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 13, 2023