Another cyclone may hit the Queensland coast just over three weeks after the same area was smashed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the Bureau of Meteorology says. But a meteorologist warned forecasts predicting the path and strength of Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila remained uncertain, with the storm likely to make landfall over the weekend. She said Maila had the possibility of hitting the same area affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle just last month and was most likely to make landfall in Cape York. “We’ll be keeping a very close eye on it, but at this stage, it may well still be another severe tropical cyclone through there,” she said. “There’s still plenty of energy in that warm water.”The last April cyclone to cross Queensland’s coast was Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita, in 2014.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2026 12:44 UTC