Tropical Cyclone Marcus reaches Kimberley communities as category two system
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Tropical Cyclone Marcus has reached the Kimberley coast as a category two system.
Gusts could reach 150 kilometres per hour near the centre of Tropical Cyclone Marcus as it passes over the far north Kimberley during Sunday.
People in or near coastal and island communities from Wyndham to Mitchell Plateau, including Kalumburu and Mitchell Plateau, should remain in shelter.
Residents at or near coastal and island communities from Mitchell Plateau to Cockatoo Island need to take action and get ready to shelter from a cyclone.
People have been urged to prepare for cyclonic weather in or near coastal and island communities from Cockatoo Island to Beagle Bay.
The cyclone danger has passed for Wyndham residents, while Kununurra and Derby have both been excluded from the warning zone.
As the system tracks west to south-west over the far northern Kimberley today, it will gradually weaken and is likely to become a category one system later today.
Once Tropical Cyclone Marcus moves back over the ocean off the north-west Kimberley overnight or early Monday morning, it will re-intensify and become a severe tropical cyclone.
The system will track westwards away from the WA mainland from Monday with no further impact on northern communities.
Heavy rain was expected to develop over the north Kimberley during Sunday and Monday, and a flood watch is current.
Heavy rain over the Top End of the NT has started to ease, however a flood watch remains current for North West Coastal River.
Topics: cyclone, weather, disasters-and-accidents, community-and-society, emergency-planning, kununurra-6743, wa, nt
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