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As the weather system progresses, it poses the potential to escalate into a Category 2 storm. Expected to move southwest, it is set to approach the Cobourg Peninsula and Tiwi Islands by Friday.
Forecasters caution that destructive wind gusts reaching speeds of up to 155 km/h are likely to develop between Cape Don and Warruwi on Friday. These intense winds could extend to the Tiwi Islands early Saturday and might even reach Darwin later in the day.
In anticipation of the severe weather, Darwin residents have been busy preparing, resulting in empty store shelves as people stock up on essential supplies like bottled water.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings about the heavy rainfall expected to accompany the storm, which could lead to flash flooding in coastal regions from the Tiwi Islands to Warruwi starting Friday. This risk of flooding might extend to Darwin and surrounding inland areas by Saturday.
