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Tropical Cyclone Narelle could make 3 landfalls, forecast says
On the other side of the world, a tropical cyclone churning through Australia has made landfall as a Category 4 storm and could make up to two more landfalls as the storm progresses through the weekend.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall the morning of March 20 as a Category 4 storm, moving over land in Far North Queensland in remote parts of Australia, according to the country's Bureau of Meteorology.
(To clarify, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same type of storm, known collectively as tropical cyclones. They have different names depending on what part of the world they form in.)
Since making landfall, the storm brought severe rainfall to the region as it tracked west, most recently located over the Gulf of Carpentaria. It has weakened to a Category 2 tropical cyclone, but is expected to undergo a period of reintensification as it prepares to make landfall again, forecasters said.
Narelle downgraded as NT braces for flood, WA enters warning zone — as it happened
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been downgraded to a tropical low as it moves across the Northern Territory towards Western Australia.
The Bureau of Meteorology says it is the first weather system in more than 20 years forecast to hit three states and territories, after it crossed Cape York in Far North Queensland on Friday.
Keep an eye on the Bureau of Meteorology's warnings page for updates on that severe weather warning, flood warnings and the tropical low's track map.
That information and more is also on Secure NT's Facebook page.
The team will also have updates every half hour on ABC Darwin 105.7 for the rest of the day and tonight.
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Saturated NT braces for Tropical Cyclone Narelle to dump another 300mm of rain
Katherine has already experienced one of the worst floods in decades. Now patients have been evacuated from the hospital as Narelle bears down
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The air was dry for the first time in months on Saturday, a perverse trick as moisture is drawn into another storm system bearing down on the Northern Territory.
Tropical Cyclone Narrelle is the seventh high-risk weather event to hit Australia’s north in just five months.
“This is Country and water talking to us, letting us know that we’ve gone too far,” says evacuee and Mangarayi traditional owner Cilia Lake.
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