Northern Territory residents living near the Gulf of Carpentaria are being warned to make preparations as Tropical Cyclone Megan looks set to make landfall as a category three storm on Monday.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning residents in the Gulf of Carpentaria to make preparations as Tropical Cyclone Megan threatens to make landfall on Monday.
The BOM is forecasting the system could hit the NT as early as Monday, likely crossing the coastline between Nathan River and the territory's border with Queensland.has formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is forecast to reach Cat 2 tonight and Cat 3 Sun night before landfall on Monday. It should weaken quickly as it tracks west through theGroote Eylandt residents are already at risk of damaging winds of up to 11km/h as gales blast the island's east.
Cyclone Megan is currently a category two system, but is expected to intensify over Sunday as it heads south toward the Gulf of Carpentaria coast before making landfall as a category three storm. Picture: Sky News Australia "The very destructive core of Tropical Cyclone Megan with wind gusts up to 200 km/h is expected to cross the coast between Nathan River in the Northern Territory and the Northern Territory/Queensland border during Monday or early Tuesday morning."
"Heavy rainfall is occurring over eastern parts of the Top End and will continue over the weekend, with the heaviest falls in coastal and island locations during today before extending further inland on Sunday into the Carpentaria forecast district, as well as into parts of the Gulf Country coast in Queensland.
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