Perth flooding. . (9News) Perth is on alert with weather experts unable to ...
Perth flooding. . (9News) Perth is on alert with weather experts unable to say if the city will be safe from the path of Cyclone Narelle. ⚠️SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Greater Perth for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in parts of Greater Perth area. Perth faces severe rain and flooding risks. In short: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle remains off the northern WA coastline and could intensify to category five system. PERTH, Australia — Tropical Cyclone Narelle, after carving a rare path across northern Australia and dumping heavy rain from Queensland to the Northern Territory and Kimberley, is Perth is now on alert as a tropical system tracks towards WA’s north, with forecasters warning it will likely re-intensify into a severe cyclone later this week. A flood watch is in place from Exmouth as far south as Perth's Swan River, with the system expected to pass east of the state's capital on Saturday afternoon. Coastal communities such as Carnarvon and Kalbarri are being Perth motorists fight flooding Perth motorists need to stay on high alert throughout the weekend, with torrential rain flooding main roads across the city. Cyclone Narelle brings heavy rain and weather warnings to WA. Narelle made landfall in the Northern Territory over Cyclone australia travel disruptions escalate as ex-tropical cyclone Narelle shifts southward toward Western Australia in March 2026. Rain & flooding 🌧️ Heavy rainfall with risk of flash flooding in central and southern parts of the Gascoyne overnight 🌧️ Damaging to locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall on Saturday The system continued to lose intensity as it swept south-east, bringing gusts of up to 100km/h, heavy rainfall and flash flood warnings for the wheatbelt region and Perth. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to hit a third state as it moves across the country leaving a trail of damage and flooding in its wake. While Tropical Cyclone Narelle's final destination is still uncertain, the storm brings the promise of a massive "rain dump" on Perth after making landfall. Live tracker info, Exmouth impacts, Perth forecast and BOM cyclone map updates here. Issued at 8:02 am Saturday, Tropical Cyclone Narelle, a severe category four storm, is making landfall in Western Australia, with forecasts predicting flash flooding in Perth and destructive winds up to 250km/h along Tropical Cyclone Narelle is now barrelling towards Western Australia. Emergency WA is the State's official website for community warnings and other emergency management information for bushfires, storms, cyclones, floods and other hazards. Could this unusual cyclone make it all the way to Perth, and how does climate change affect it? Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle could re-intensify into a category four storm and strike Perth within days, forecasters say.
