Warnings

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall And Damaging Winds) for parts of Daly district Sun 23 Nov 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

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Severe Weather Warning 
for Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall And Damaging Winds

for parts of Daly district.

Issued at 4:17 am Sunday, 23 November 2025.

HEAVY TO LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN A RAINBAND TO THE EAST OF SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FINA.

Weather Situation
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina is moving west-southwest and is currently to the south of the Tiwi Islands. A band of heavy to locally intense rain is extending from Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina to the east affecting northern parts of the Daly district.
HEAVY, LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Daly
HEAVY to LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely in the warning area. Six hourly totals of 100 to 120 mm are expected, with isolated totals of 160 mm possible.
 Strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS up to 100 km/h are possible with showers and thunderstorms.
 Conditions are forecast to ease from the east during Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Fina continues to track towards the west-southwest.
 A Tropical Cyclone Advice and various Flood Watches/Warnings are also current. Please refer to https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts.
 336 mm OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT MIDDLE POINT IN THE 12 HOURS TO 3:13 AM.
 181 mm of rainfall was recorded at Arnhem Highway (Adelaide River) in the 12 hours to 3:44 am.
 Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Tiwi district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Tiwi

The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:
 * secure loose outside objects and seek shelter when conditions deteriorate
 * pull over if it is raining heavily and you cannot see, park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears
 * avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
 * create your own sandbags if there is flooding, by using pillow cases or shopping bags filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home
 * stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways
 * ensure pets and animals are safe
 * be prepared in case of power outages, have an emergency kit with a radio, torch, spare batteries and first aid kit
 * for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the NTES on 132 500. For more safety tips visit www.securent.nt.gov.au

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am ACST Sunday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Northern Territory Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.