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Month-long wait expected for some residents evacuated from flood-affected NT remote communities

Authorities say it is likely to be at least a month before residents from two flooded remote communities are able to return to home, as heavy rain and rising rivers isolate more communities and threaten food supplies.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

BOM NT forecasts possible minor flooding for Katherine, as monsoon trough brings heavy rain, Top End storms

Multiple flood warnings and watches have been issued for northern parts of the NT following heavy rainfall overnight, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting more to come.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Former tropical cyclone Ellie returns to the NT, bringing heavy rainfall to the territory's south-west

South-western parts of the Northern Territory experience severe weather and access to some roads and remote communities are cut after the former cyclone returns from Western Australia.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023

What is a 'microburst', where do they come from, and how can you prepare for one?

Microbursts are capable of generating some of the most destructive winds of any weather event, falling second only to cyclones. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Damaging Alice Springs storm sees community clean-up effort, BOM warns of 'repeat' later in week

As the damage from a powerful storm in Alice Springs was revealed, the community banded together with hot food, utes and chainsaws.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

The Northern Territory is set for a proper dry spell, but warmer weather is predicted to return

After an unusually hot start to the dry season, cooler weather is set to arrive in the Top End. But the longer-term outlook, according to the weather bureau, predicts temperatures will be rising above average once again.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Unusual humid weather blankets Katherine one month into the dry season as BOM forecasts week of scorching heat

After 25 years as a mango farmer on the outskirts of the dry, outback town of Katherine, Mitchael Curtis thought he had seen it all – then this morning, out of the blue, it rained.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022