Cyclone Zelia (2025)
Zelia at its peak intensity on 13 February | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 February 2025 |
| Dissipated | 15 February 2025 |
| Category 5 severe tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (BOM) | |
| Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 927 hPa (mbar); 27.37 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 240 km/h (150 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 926 hPa (mbar); 27.34 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None |
| Damage | $733 million (2025 USD) |
| Areas affected | Western 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.