Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is headed for the Western Australia coast and is expected to make landfall within hours.

Evacuation centres have opened as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell inches closer, expected to make landfall on the WA coast within hours.

Overnight, Tropical Cyclone Mitchell uprooted trees and street signs as it passed Exmouth and head for Carnarvon.

Overnight, Tropical Cyclone Mitchell uprooted trees and street signs as it passed Exmouth and head for Carnarvon.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is today bearing down on the north-west WA coast, bringing wild wind gusts and heavy rain.

Wind gusts up to 195km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow in the Pilbara on Sunday night...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has intensified to a Category 3 storm and will hit northern WA tonight.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has intensified to a Category 3 storm and will hit northern WA tonight.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has strengthened to a category three storm as it nears the Western Australia coast with many residents being warned to seek...

Perth has woken to muggy and drizzly weather as ex-tropical cyclone Mitchell tracks inland, causing a severe weather warning for parts of WA.