Northwest Western Australia Battens Down as Lincoln Approaches

‘As it makes landfall that’s when we will see the most intense impacts.’

In this handout satellite image provided by NOAA, Tropical Cyclone Glenda is shown at 1:33 P.M EST on March 28, 2006, approaching the west coast of Australia. NOAA via Getty Images

Communities in Western Australia’s northwest are bracing for the arrival of a massive weather system that is expected to slam into the coast as a tropical cyclone.