Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in Daly, Tiwi, Arnhem, Gregory and parts of Carpentaria
and Barkly districts.
Issued at 10:48 am Tuesday, 16 January 2024.
Heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts over the western Top End.
Damaging wind gusts with monsoon squalls over the north.
Weather Situation:The monsoon trough lies across the base of the
Top End. A tropical low within the trough, centred near Victoria
River Downs, has deepened over the past 24 hours, and is likely to
move slowly to the east-southeast further inland today while
continuing to deepen. Monsoonal flow across the northern Top End is
likely to increase further today.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely over the
Daly and far northern Gregory districts. Scattered six-hourly
rainfall totals between 100 to 160 mm are likely. Parts of the
warning area may see these conditions develop today, although heavy
falls of this order are less likely north of about Adelaide
River.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts to around 90 km/h are possible
with thunderstorms near the low, and in monsoon squalls over the
northern Daly, Tiwi and western and northern Arnhem
districts.
Locations which may be affected include Darwin, Katherine,
Nhulunbuy, Palmerston, Jabiru, Maningrida, Wadeye, Wurrumiyanga,
Nauiyu, Milingimbi, Kalkarindji and Pine Creek.
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people
should:
* secure loose outside objects and seek shelter when conditions
deteriorate
* pull over if it is raining heavily and you cannot see, park with
your hazard lights on until the rain clears
* avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
* create your own sandbags if there is flooding, by using pillow
cases or shopping bags filled with sand and place them around
doorways to protect your home
* stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and
waterways
* ensure pets and animals are safe
* be prepared in case of power outages, have an emergency kit with
a radio, torch, spare batteries and first aid kit
* for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the
NTES on 132 500. For more safety tips visit
www.securent.nt.gov.au
16/Jan/2024 01:23 AM