Source: Bureau of Meteorology

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 21

Issued at 2:50 am WST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Headline:

Tropical Cyclone Luana lies to the south of Derby. Wind and rain impacts occurring through the Derby region.
Areas Affected:

Warning Zone
Coastal areas in the south of King Sound including Derby, and adjacent inland areas south of Derby.

Watch Zone
None.

Cancelled Zone
Western and northern parts of Dampier Peninsula and areas northeast of Derby to Cockatoo Island.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Luana 16U at 2:00 am AWST:

Intensity: Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 30 kilometres of 18.0 degrees South 123.6 degrees East, estimated to be 75 kilometres south of Derby and 145 kilometres east of Broome.

Movement: southeast at 14 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Luana, category 1, is slowly weakening as it moves inland in the Western Kimberley. Wind and rain impacts are occurring near the system centre through the Derby and Curtin region and southern parts of the Dampier Peninsula to the east of Broome.

Luana is expected to weaken below tropical cyclone strength during Sunday morning after moving further inland, however heavy rain is likely to extend further to the south during Sunday afternoon and Monday.
Hazards:

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h are occurring near the system centre and over southern parts of King Sound. These gales may extend to adjacent inland areas south of Derby overnight before easing later on Sunday morning.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely for the northwest Kimberley district near the system centre. This currently includes Derby and surrounding areas and southern parts of the Dampier Peninsula east of Broome. This area will extend to adjacent inland areas as Tropical Cyclone Luana moves south

Tides will be higher than normal between Beagle Bay and Kuri Bay and LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.

A separate Severe Weather Warning is current for adjacent areas in the Kimberley.

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