Now making landfall in Northern Australia: Typhoon Monica
The latest advisory from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center lists Monica as a category 5 cyclone with sustained wind of 155 knots (178 mph) and a central pressure of 879 mb. This is an incredibly powerful cylone that actually is stronger than Hurricane Wilma (the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic).
Winds are gusting to 218 mph. I can’t imagine what that would be like – can you?