Cyclone Fina: severe tropical storm intensifies to category 3 as it tracks towards Darwin
It is the first cyclone of this strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years, with gusts up to 185km/hGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDarwin’s airport and supermarkets have closed as Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina barrels towards land, having intensified into a category three system – the first cyclone of that strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years.Darwin was expected to see the worst of Fina’s effects on Saturday evening, as the system advanced through the Van Diemen Gulf. It would be closest to the city at about 9pm, with sustained winds near the centre of up to 140km/hr and gusts up to 185km/h. Continue reading...
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It is the first cyclone of this strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years, with gusts up to 185km/h
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Darwin’s airport and supermarkets have closed as Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina barrels towards land, having intensified into a category three system – the first cyclone of that strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years.
Darwin was expected to see the worst of Fina’s effects on Saturday evening, as the system advanced through the Van Diemen Gulf. It would be closest to the city at about 9pm, with sustained winds near the centre of up to 140km/hr and gusts up to 185km/h.
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