Darwin and the Top End warned to prepare for Cyclone Marcus

Darwin is in the direct line of a cyclone expected to form into a category 2 storm north of Australia on Friday.

Cyclone Marcus forecast track map issued at
11:13 am ACST Friday 16 March 2018.

Residents of the Northern Territory capital city and across the Top End have been warned to prepare for Cyclone Marcus, which is predicted to make landfall overnight and hit Darwin in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Areas from Maningrida to the Daly river mouth, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands, are on an official cyclone warning, along with areas from the Daly river mouth to the Western Australia border.

WA emergency services have also issued a blue alert, urging those in areas from the NT border to Mitchell plateau, including Kununurra and Wyndham, to make preparations.

Read Helen Davidson’s story from The Guardian - “Darwin and the Top End warned to prepare for Cyclone Marcus.”