Tropical cyclone Narelle is cat 5
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Narelle was a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea late Wednesday Australian Eastern time Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Flash flooding can occur well inland and away from the storm’s center. Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.
A developing tropical cyclone is set to bear down on northern Australia, with the Northern Territory in the firing line as the system tracks west across the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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This major cyclone will voyage across an entire continent
A Category 4 cyclone is about to hit northeastern Australia, one of the strongest for the region.
See the latest forecast and wind speeds as the system approaches Far North Queensland.
Coastal communities are bracing for winds of up to 285kmh as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bears down on the Northern Territory.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometres northeast of Cooktown. Formed in the Coral Sea, Narelle is packing a punch,