Damaging winds of up to 113 kilometres (70 miles) per hour were recorded as Jasper hit the coast, while meteorologists said pummelling rains could swamp some areas with flash flooding. The cyclone "slowly" made landfall near the largely Aboriginal settlement of Wujal Wujal, the Bureau of Meteorology said, whipping up "destructive wind gusts". The tourist cities of Cairns and Port Douglas -- both gateways to the Great Barrier Reef -- were also in the path of the storm.