"Top End residents are in cleanup mode after a night of damaging winds and heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Fina. Arriving as a category 3 system, Fina brought destructive winds and heavy downpours to remote Tiwi Islands communities, then Darwin and surrounds on Saturday and into Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the cyclone intensified into a category 4 storm as it moved south-west towards the northeast Kimberley coast, but was expected to weaken quickly on Monday as it moved on."
"With top gusts of 195km/h and sustained winds of 140km/h near the centre of the system, Fina tore down trees, damaged houses and cut power in many places across Darwin and surrounding areas. It also brought torrential rain, with 168.6mm falling at Darwin airport in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday. The storm was the strongest cyclone to approach the Northern Territory capital since Cyclone Tracy devastated the city in 1974, but as of Sunday morning, there were no reports of serious injuries."
Tropical Cyclone Fina hit the Top End starting as a category 3 before intensifying to category 4 while moving southwest toward the northeast Kimberley coast. The system produced top gusts of 195km/h and sustained winds of 140km/h, tearing down trees, damaging houses and cutting power across Darwin and surrounding areas. Torrential rain fell, with 168.6mm recorded at Darwin airport in 24 hours to 9am Sunday. Emergency shelters opened in Darwin, Palmerston and nearby rural areas and residents were advised to remain in shelters or homes until authorities permitted essential travel. Cleanup and impact surveys commenced on Sunday morning.
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