Fina, Australia and Tropical cyclone
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Tropical Cyclone Fina is heading south-west towards the north-east of Western Australia's Kimberley Coast as a category four storm. Winds of up to 165km/h and gusts to 230km/h are reported. Northern Territory leaders said the area saw "largely minimal impact" and had no reported injuries.
The strongest cyclone to hit Darwin in half a century has now strengthened to a category four system and is expected to head further southwest towards the Kimberley coast in Western Australia’s north,
The first tropical cyclone of Australia’s storm season has developed off the country’s northern coast, where it is expected to gather strength and potentially take aim at land.
Powerful wind gusts and record rainfall hit Darwin, Australia this weekend. The storm tore up trees, and left almost 20,000 residents without power. Locals captured this eyewitness footage of Cyclone Fina,
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High tropical cyclone risk near Australia this week – rare November landfall possible
A tropical low currently developing over the Timor Sea has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone later this week.
Residents in Darwin have woken to assess the damage after Tropical Cyclone Fina swept through Australia's north delivering winds up to 200km/h and total rainfall of 157mm.
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: