The name Zelia has been used for three

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...

s worldwide, all of which were in the Australian Region: * Cyclone Zelia (1998) – an early-season tropical cyclone which affected no land areas. * Cyclone Zelia (2011) – a strong tropical cyclone which crossed into the South Pacific basin and affected New Zealand as a post-tropical system. *

Cyclone Zelia (2025) 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 tr ...

– a Category 4-equivalent (Category 5 on the Aus scale) tropical cyclone that made a catastrophic landfall on

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...

region.

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