Quickly strengthening Cause_change_of_strength , the system attained Getting tropical cyclone status on 20 January and later reached Arriving severe tropical cyclone intensity on 21 January as it approached Arriving Western Australia .

Quickly crossing Motion_directional the peninsula , Emily emerged Coming_to_be into the Gulf of Mexico and reorganized Cause_to_amalgamate .

Quickly intensifying Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane , it moved Motion through the Windward Islands and passed Motion_directional over Saint Lucia .