Broome has had the first taste of the storm system expected to develop into the strongest cyclone of the season, with a blue alert issued for a tropical storm which has already caused widespread flooding.
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| A low-slung storm front approaches Cable Beach in Broome on Thursday. |
The system is forecast to develop into Tropical Cyclone Kelvin, bringing wind gusts of up to 165 kilometres per hour and isolated rainfall of up to 500 millimetres.
The blue alert applies to people between Cape Leveque and De Grey in the Kimberley and Pilbara, including the tourist town of Broome, with a severe tropical cyclone likely to develop later today or tomorrow.
People in the district are being warned to prepare their properties and take shelter.
Read the ABC News story - “Cyclone Kelvin blue alert issued as apocalyptic clouds bring heavy rainfall to Broome.”
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