Pilbara may face another cyclone

The race is on to clean up debris and damage inflicted by cyclone Christine after the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed there was a chance of another storm approaching as early as this week.

The bureau's Neil Bennett said he was anticipating an increase in activity in the broad tropical area of Australia across the northern top end region.

"That's going to potentially fire things up," he said.

A statement issued by the bureau on Sunday confirmed it was likely a tropical cyclone would form by today and make landfall on the north Kimberley coast.

"The system is then expected to continue to move south-westwards into the Pilbara as a deep low," the statement said.

"The low is likely to remain over land … but it will bring significant weather as it traverses the Pilbara.

"There remains a risk the system will move offshore and redevelop, but model guidance is currently indicating this is unlikely."

The Town of Port Hedland confirmed it was still in clean-up mode last week, clearing debris from roads, facilities, parks, reserves and sporting ovals.

Town mayor Kelly Howlett urged residents not to be complacent about removing rubbish from the streets, reminding community members it was still cyclone season.

"With BoM predicting another cyclone event soon, the Town encourages residents to dispose of their general waste at the landfill," she said.

Last Tuesday a lone Irish contractor was sighted on the roof of the old hospital in Port Hedland, which had part of its roof peeled off by the category three system.

He said he had been hired to secure roofing sheets before the "next big blow".

Port Hedland Port Authority acting harbour master Leon Strydom said the port sustained minimal damage as a result of cyclone Christine, saying it was fortuitous Port Hedland didn't receive as much rain as the forecasts were predicting.

"It's business as usual, we are obviously ready for a cyclone at any time and, just because there is a cyclone brewing or a low pressure system cultivating or generating, doesn't mean it will come here," he said.

Horizon Power confirmed line crews and support staff had been working 14-hour days since cyclone Christine to restore power supplies to customers as quickly as possible.