Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle downgraded
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A powerful cyclone is approaching Far North Queensland, with authorities warning some communities to brace for a direct and dangerous impact. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected
Cyclone Narelle could bring wind gusts of up to 285km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Residents in Queensland and the Northern Territory have been urged to stay alert. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to bring severe impact to Far North Queensland on Friday,
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is re-intensifying over The Gulf of Carpentaria as it gets set to strike the Top End.
The cyclone is moving inland, bringing heavy to intense rain across the Cape York Peninsula as towns on the east coast report damage to roofs and fallen trees. River catchments are already wet to saturated, as is much of the state, so rapid river rises, flash flooding and tree falls are likely.
A remote part of Australia was bracing for a tropical system that was expected to make landfall in northern Queensland on Friday as the most intense of the country’s hurricane c
Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone barrels towards the Queensland coastline, with emergency crews sent north and communities starting evacuations or hunkering down.