Tropical cyclone Narelle now a category 3

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle will rapidly intensify, hit Australia 3 times
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is on a direct path toward northeastern Australia, where it will make a rare landfall as a powerful storm.

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Australia news live: Queenslanders in path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle bunker down as wind gusts forecast to hit 250km/h
Cyclone Narelle tracker map: When will it hit the Queensland coast?
‘Pretty concerning’: Tropical Cyclone Narelle closes in on Queensland as ‘severe’ thunderstorms set for Sydney
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is closing in on Queensland, with the rest of the east coast also facing “severe” thunderstorms and heavy rain.

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle batters northeast Australia
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s latest update suggests the system - which had been tracking as a category five tropical cyclone - has weakened slightly overnight but remains a significant danger to a numb...

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Destructive 270km/h winds to lash Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes landfall
Tropical Cyclone Narelle live updates: Far North Queensland takes cover as severe system tears into coast

Live updates: Narelle bears down on coast with 'very destructive' 285km/h wind gusts; Emergency alert issued for towns in firing line

The latest warning from the Bureau of Meteorology covers a big chunk of the Cape York Peninsula between Lockhart River and Cape Flattery, north of Cairns. The cyclone is due to cross the coast in that area about 7am today (8am AEDT).

Cyclone Narelle: Warnings issued for Queensland coastline as storm intensifies to category 5

Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone barrels towards the Queensland coastline, with an updated map from the weather bureau, emergency crews sent north and communities starting evacuations or hunkering down.