LIVE: ‘The roof over our balcony is gone’: Nine News journalists stationed in Kalbarri feel the brunt of Seroja’s wrath as winds hit 170km/h

Tropical Cyclone Seroja is looming off the Kalbarri coast, with the latest Bureau of Meteorology advice warning the system is bound south-west at a pace of about 50km/h.

“Impacts are occurring about the coast between Denham and Geraldton, and conditions will deteriorate further during this evening,” the advice warned.

Tropical Cyclone Seroja as of 7pm on Sunday.Credit:Bureau of Meteorology

Seroja has maintained its strength as a category 3 system, but is predicted to weaken as it moves inland later this evening.

Very destructive winds with gusts of up to 170km/h are predicted for Kalbarri, which is almost directly in the storm system’s path, while communities including Geraldton and potentially as far inland as Morawa have been urged to prepare for destructive winds with gusts of up to 150km/h.

There are also warnings of abnormally large tides causing inundation at the coast between Coral Bay and Lancelin, and serious flooding in the Denham and Shark Bay region and near Kalbarri.

“Dangerous surf and beach erosion is expected between Denham and Geraldton,” the BoM warned.

A cyclone red alert is in place for those south of Carnarvon to Lancelin, including the shires of Shark Bay, Northampton, Chapman Valley, Morawa, City of Greater Geraldton, Mingenew, Three Springs, Perenjori, Irwin the townsites of Coorow and Carnamah in the Midwest Gascoyne.