Tropical cyclone Narelle is cat 5
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The cyclone is expected to make landfall in Far North Queensland on Friday, March 20, before tracking westward toward the eastern Northern Territory over the weekend.
Ahead of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle's expected impact on the eastern Top End, about 500 people from one community have been evacuated to Darwin, while others prepare to "shelter in place".
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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.
We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause
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BOM declares cyclone watch for NT communities with Tropical Cyclone Narelle set to hit on Saturday
Parts of the Northern Territory have been issued a cyclone watch with Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle expected to make landfall on Groote Eylandt from Saturday as a category three system.
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.
Residents in the Top End and Gulf of Carpentaria communities are being urged to prepare as Tropical Cyclone Narelle intensifies with experts warning things could escalate quickly.
Territorians are being urged to "get ahead" of a cyclone that could arrive in the NT this weekend, as the government announces a $100 million Flood Recovery Fund.