Narelle was a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea late Wednesday Australian Eastern time Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Flash flooding can occur well inland and away from the storm’s center. Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to start to make landfall in Far North Queensland this morning. Follow live.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometres northeast of Cooktown. Formed in the Coral Sea, Narelle is packing a punch,

A developing tropical cyclone is set to bear down on northern Australia, with the Northern Territory in the firing line as the system tracks west across the Gulf of Carpentaria.

A Category 4 cyclone is about to hit northeastern Australia, one of the strongest for the region.

Coastal communities are bracing for winds of up to 285kmh as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bears down on the Northern Territory.

A fast-moving low pressure system tracking toward the Far North coast is a high chance of forming into a cyclone, with the Bureau feeling “confident” about its forecast path.

These maps show the path of Narelle as it moves closer to the Far North Queensland coast, as well as which towns have emergency warnings in place.