A case study of a cyclonic landfalling storm in the Australian Northern Territory region

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A tropical low developed off the north coast of the Top End. It made landfall in the Darwin area, before drifting down the western border of the Northern Territory. The low initiated an active monsoon onset over the northern Top End, and brought heavy falls to many parts of the western Northern Territory, including some areas of the Tanami Desert, which exceeded their annual average rainfall in a few days. There were heavy rainfalls in the Darwin region, with many 24 hour totals exceeding 100 mm.

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