Communities warned as tropical low develops in Gulf of Carpentaria

Communities along the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline are being warned to prepare for severe rain and damaging wind, with a tropical low expected to form in the area tomorrow and a low chance of a tropical cyclone on Sunday.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the low will likely form in the south of the Gulf before moving towards the Northern Territory coast over the next few days.

“As the low moves ashore, Groote Eylandt and the Carpentaria coastline communities are likely to see the bulk of the rain,” meteorologist Chris Kent…