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Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Daly and Arnhem districts
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall
for parts of Daly and Arnhem districts.
Issued at 10:40 pm Sunday, 15 November 2026.
Thunderstorms are producing heavy rainfall over parts of the Top End
Weather Situation
Very moist air is streaming south across the Top End into a trough located in the northern Gregory and Carpentaria districts. Some of the resulting thunderstorms are slowly moving northwards and are capable of producing heavy rainfall.
Warnings for Sunday 15 November
HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Daly and Arnhem
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Jabiru, Pine Creek, Cooinda, Bulman and Arnhem District south of Ramingining.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Carpentaria district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
Maud Creek recorded 84 mm of rain in the 60 minutes to 9:36 pm.
Beswick Bridge recorded 55 mm of rain in the 30 minutes to 7:33 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Carpentaria
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:
* slow down and turn your headlights on
* create your own sandbags if there is flooding, by using pillow cases or shopping bags filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home
* secure loose outside objects
* ensure pets and animals are safe
* avoid remaining in the open when storms threaten
* pull over if it is raining heavily and you cannot see, park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears
* avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
* for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the NTES on 132 500. For more safety tips visit www.securent.nt.gov.au
The next warning is due to be issued by 1:40 am.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Northern Territory Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.