TC Blanche brings heavy rain and strong winds around Darwin

TC Blanche brings heavy rain and strong winds around Darwin

Fijivillage, 06 March – The remarkably inactive cyclone season off Australia’s north has finally been disturbed by a major storm, as Tropical Cyclone Blanche brings heavy rain and strong winds to the Top End around Darwin.

The storm, ranked as a category‑1, is likely to strengthen into a category‑2 cyclone by later this afternoon.

So far this season, no cyclone has made landfall on mainland Australia. Read more…

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