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Cyclone Narelle barrels towards Far North Queensland
Cyclone Narelle could bring destructive winds up to 250 km/h and heavy rainfall, threatening infrastructure and prompting evacuations across Far North Queensland communities.
- Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make Category 5 landfall in Far North Queensland on Friday, bringing destructive winds of up to 250 km/h and threatening the region with severe damage.
- Forming in the Coral Sea on Tuesday, March 17, the system intensified rapidly from a Category 2 cyclone, marking the first Category 5 storm to threaten Queensland since Cyclone Marcia in 2015.
- State and federal governments released $107 million in disaster support on Wednesday; Queensland state disaster co-ordinator Chris Stream urged locals to stay inside, warning: "This is not the opportunity for you to be outside during the cyclone, getting that TikTok moment- do not do it.
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle is predicted to hit Category 5 before landing on Far North Queensland
Flood stricken Northern Australia is on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Narelle tracks towards the Far North Queensland Coast. The system is predicted to intensify into a Category 5 storm, before making landfall on Friday. It will then track west towards the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
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