Storm Alert: Monitor Carpentaria, Gregory, Barkly Areas

NT Government

LOCATION/S: Parts of Carpentaria, Gregory, Barkly and Tanami districts

ALERT LEVEL: Watch and Act - Monitor Conditions as they are changing

INFORMATION CURRENT AS AT: 10:11 pm Tuesday, 3 February 2026

RISKS FACED BY PEOPLE IN THE AREA:

Torrential rainPossible floodingPossible flash-flooding

WHAT TO DO:

Prepare your household emergency plan nowPrepare your property now - secure loose itemsStay informed by following SecureNT on Facebook or listen to ABC Local RadioMonitor conditions via [http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/warnings]For emergency service in floods, storms or cyclones call 132 500In a life threatening situation call 000Take extra care on the roads, visit here for latest road conditions

ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC:

A tropical low is positioned over the central Northern Territory. The low is slow moving over the eastern Gregory, but is expected to start moving westwards during Wednesday.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely for parts of the southwestern Carpentaria, eastern Gregory, northwestern Barkly, and northern Tanami districts overnight tonight. Six hourly rainfall totals between 50 to 100 mm are likely.

HEAVY RAINFALL is expected to contract to the west and then ease from Wednesday morning.

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