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 is headed for the Western Australia coast and is expected to make landfall within hours.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is headed for the Western Australia coast and is expected to make landfall 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 was gathering force off the WA coast late Saturday and is forecast to reach severe category three by the time it makes...

Wind gusts up to 170km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow on Sunday night

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

A cyclone will reach the coast bringing severe rain, possible flooding and winds powerful enough to bring down large tree branches.

Cyclone was expected to become a category-three system before it hit the Pilbara coast on Sunday