Cyclone Zelia (2025)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Zelia at its peak intensity on 13 February
Meteorological history
Formed7 February 2025
Dissipated15 February 2025
Category 5 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure927 hPa (mbar); 27.37 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds240 km/h (150 mph)
Lowest pressure926 hPa (mbar); 27.34 inHg
Overall effects
FatalitiesNone
Damage$733 million (2025 USD)
Areas affectedWestern Australia (particularly Kimberley and Pilbara)

Part of the 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted Western Australia's Pilbara region in mid-February 2025. The fifteenth tropical low, fifth tropical cyclone, fourth severe tropical cyclone, and first Category 5 tropical cyclone of the 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season, Zelia originated as a tropical low near the Kimberley region of Western Australia.