Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Advice For Western Australia Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 30 Issued at 02:32 PM WST on Friday 18 April 2025 Headline: Heavy rainfall expected in the northwest Kimberley as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol crosses the coast near Kuri Bay. Areas Affected: Warning zone: None. Watch zone: None. Cancelled zone: Mitchell Plateau to Cockatoo Island . Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol 29U at 2:00 pm AWST: Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour. Location: within 45 kilometres of 15.8 degrees South 124.4 degrees East, estimated to be 35 kilometres south southwest of Kuri Bay and 185 kilometres north northeast of Derby. Movement: east southeast at 20 kilometres per hour. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol has weakened below tropical cyclone intensity and is moving east southeast. It crossed the coast just south of Kuri Bay and is expected to move into the inland central Kimberley during Saturday. Hazards: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS up to 90 km/h may occur near the coast between Kuri Bay and Cockatoo Island during Friday afternoon as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol moves inland. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING could occur between Mitchell Plateau and Cockatoo Island on Friday and persist into Saturday morning as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol moves into the inland central Kimberley. Refer to Severe Weather Warning for details bom.gov.au/wa/warnings/ Recommended Action: DFES advises: Ensure you know what to do in a cyclone. For the latest DFES community alerts and warnings visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au or download the Emergency WA app. Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337) A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone