<p>A Broome photographer captured a timelapse of a lightning storm brewing ahead of Tropical Cyclone Joyce on January 9, which was due to lash Western Australia.</p><p>Several cyclone alerts were issued on Monday after damaging thunderstorms swept through northwestern Australia, with hundreds of oil and gas workers being evacuated from offshore rigs, ABC reported</a>.</p><p>Over the following days, towns and cities along the Kimberley coast has braced itself</a> for a category three storm. Police advised residents in affected areas warnings for residents to not hold “cyclone parties” – were people drinking stockpiled alcohol while barricaded indoors.</p><p>This video shows a lightning storm off the coast of Broome, on Tuesday evening. Credit: Facebook/Broome Adventures via Storyful</p><br />
