Storm Threat Diminishes for Daly, Arnhem, Carpentaria

NT Government

LOCATION/S: Daly, Arnhem and Carpentaria districts

ALERT LEVEL: Advice - Threat is reduced

INFORMATION CURRENT AS AT: 9:34 pm Thursday, 8 January 2026

ACTION STATEMENTS:

avoid driving into water of unknown depth and currentstay away from fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as livestay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterwaysfor emergency service in floods, cyclone or storms call 132 500in a life-threatening situation call 000take extra care on the roads, visit here for latest road conditions

ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC:

Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a very moist airmass this evening. These thunderstorms have eased but the situation will continue to be monitored.

This warning is now cancelled.

54.2 mm in 30 minutes to 19:15 local at Central Arnhem Plateau

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