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Aaron Bunch

Cyclone Ilsa crosses WA coast, weakens to category four

Cyclone Ilsa brought wind gusts of 270 km/h as it hit the coast of Western Australia. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has crossed Western Australia's northwest coast as a category four storm, with winds at its centre reaching 195 kilometres per hour.

Iron ore port and rail operations were suspended at Australia's busiest and biggest port and ships sent away, as the powerful cyclone tracked closer to the regional centre of Port Hedland on Thursday.

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