While Australia's been dealing with the year's strongest storm on Desi Tadka (2020) Hindi Web Seriesone side of the country, another tropical cyclone is ramping things up in the north.

Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Nora continues to intensify toward a Category 3, reports the Bureau of Meteorology, and is moving in a southeasterly path towards the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Officially named on Friday morning, Nora formed off the coast of the Northern Territory around 4 a.m. Since then, it's picked up intensity, and warning zones have been identified from Elcho Island to Cape Shield, including Nhulunbuy and Pormpuraaw to Thursday Island, including Weipa.

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Gale force winds in the area are expected to reach anywhere between 60 to 93 miles (96 to 150 km) per hour, and heavy rainfall is expected, so abnormally high tides could happen. Flood warnings have been issued for the east coast north of Townsville, Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Rivers extending west to the Northern Territory border.

BOM reports Nora could reach Category 3 over the weekend, and by Sunday is likely to be located over the central or southern Gulf of Carpentaria. Possible landfall could happen in Saturday or Sunday south of Weipa.

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