Cyclone Yasa, which has been upgraded to the highest category-five strength, is due to make landfall late Thursday. Signs of an intense tropical cyclone:✅ clear and discernible eye✅ cloud symmetry within the central part of the cycloneSevere tropical cyclone Yasa has both. "A storm this powerful can destroy buildings, uproot trees, strip trees of leaves, cause slips, flooding and coastal inundation. Yesterday, a second tropical cyclone, Zazu, was identified in the South Pacific. Cyclone Zazu is tracking at sea between Tonga and the Cook Islands and according to weatherwatch.co.nz does not pose a threat to New Zealand.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 15, 2020 22:53 UTC