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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall

for parts of Daly and Gregory districts.

Issued at 4:52 pm Friday, 28 February 2020.

WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE ESTHER EASING

Weather Situation
At 3:30 Pm CST, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther was located over land around 120km south southeast of Kalumburu, moving west at about 16 km/hr. The system is expected to continue moving west across the Kimberley region of WA for another day or so..
DAMAGING WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Daly and Gregory
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING over the Gregory and southwest Daly Districts today. Widespread rainfall of 50 to 100mm with isolated falls of 150mm are expected.
DAMAGING WINDS averaging 50 to 60 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are possible with thunderstorms in the western Gregory and southwest Daly District.
Areas of Heavy Rainfall and Damaging Winds are expected to contract westwards this evening as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther moves away from the NT.
A Flood Watch is current for the Carpentaria, Bonaparte and North West Coastal Rivers.
Locations which may be affected include Wadeye, Nauiyu, Timber Creek, Daguragu, Palumpa, Peppimenarti, Yarralin, Newry and Dorisvale.

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

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 pm ACST Friday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Northern Territory Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory

Flood Watch For Carpentaria, Bonaparte And North West Coastal Rivers
Issued at 10:58 AM CST on Friday 28 February 2020
Flood Watch Number: 8
FLOODING EXPECTED TO EASE ON CARPENTARIA COAST.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther is expected to continue moving towards the west across the Kimberley as a deep tropical low.
Many parts of the Carpentaria coast have received 250 - 300 mm over 72 hours earlier this week and stream and river levels are now starting to ease. Many parts of the Bonaparte and North West Coastal Rivers received 150 - 200 mm in the past 48 hours with many streams and creeks still rising.
Further daily rainfall totals of 50 - 100 mm and isolated falls to 150 mm are expected throughout the Bonaparte and North West Coastal Rivers into tomorrow before easing on the weekend.
Flooding is expected to continue easing along the Carpentaria coast although road conditions may continue to be affected for a while. Rivers and streams can be expected to continue rising in many parts of the Bonaparte and North Western Coastal Rivers over the weekend. Widespread disruption to roads can be expected with major transport routes possibly impacted as well. Some communities and homesteads may become or remain isolated.
A minor flood warning for the McArthur River is current.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Victoria River below Kalkarindji
Fitzmaurice River
Lower Daly River
Daly River above Douglas River
Moyle River
Upper Victoria River
Upper Adelaide River
Adelaide River below Adelaide River Town
Finniss River
Katherine River
Waterhouse River
Roper River
Towns River
Limmen Bight River
Rosie River
Robinson River

See www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings to view all of the Bureau's current warning products.
More information on the Flood Watch Service and maps of Flood Watch areas are available at www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml .

Flood Safety Advice:
For emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones call 132 500.
Emergency information is available at www.securent.nt.gov.au .
The latest road conditions are available at www.roadreport.nt.gov.au .
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
* Prepare for flooding and move away while safe to do so.
* Don't drive into floodwaters.}

Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 11:00 am CST on Saturday 29 February 2020.