Tropical Cyclone Monica not a Lewinsky

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COMMENTLINE
Pay no mind to the dumb headline.

In all seriousness folks, here's another Monica about to blow into the history books.

NEWSLINE
[Once] packing winds of up to 350 kilometres (218 miles) an hour, Tropical Cyclone Monica was moving relentlessly towards Darwin as it turned towards the coast from the Arafura Sea.

NEWSBYTES
Monica downgraded
(www.thecouriermail.news.com.au) -- 5:30 PM ET, CYCLONE Monica has been further downgraded to a category two, after fears that it could be one of the severest storms to hit Australia.

Weaker Monica to spare Darwin

'Perfect cyclone' bears down on Australian city
SYDNEY (AFP) -- A hugely destructive cyclone described as a "perfect" storm is bearing down on the isolated northern Australian city of Darwin, devastated by a killer cyclone in 1974.

Cyclone Monica Is Hovering Over Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Residents of the northern city of Darwin braced Monday for Tropical Cyclone Monica, a Category 5 storm packing 217 mph winds that one forecaster said might be the fiercest in Australian history.

Monica maybe 'biggest cyclone ever'
(www.theaustralian.news.com.au) -- RESIDENTS in the Northern Territory's far north are bracing for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Monica, predicted to be among the most severe storms ever to strike Australia.

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