‘Damage will be widespread’: Tropical Cyclone Narelle brings 295km/h wind gusts, with tourists evacuated and schools closed

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters in Coral Sea

Tracking Tropical Cyclone Narelle

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.

Cyclone Narelle tracker map: Where is it forecast to cross Queensland?

Track the path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle and see live wind speeds as the system crosses Far North Queensland.