Fina battered Darwin with the worst winds since the deadly Cyclone Tracy, tearing down powerlines, trees and damaging buildings.

In December 2023, Cyclone Jasper crossed the far north Queensland coast near Wujal Wujal as a Category 2 system, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain that caused major flooding, cut power to tens of thousands of homes and triggered landslips that shut key roads.

City of Darwin staff are currently assessing the damage to City of Darwin assets from Tropical Cyclone Fina.A reminder that Shoal Bay Waste Management

Roaring winds, flooding rain and a collapsed hospital ceiling have marked the ferocity of Cyclone Fina as the severe system drags its destructive weather across the Top End.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has left a wave of destruction in its path after heavy rainfall and roaring winds with brutal gusts of up to 200km/h swept across Australia's Top End on Saturday night. And we're not quite out of the woods yet.

Cyclone Fina, a category three storm, brought destructive winds up to 205kph to Darwin, Australia, evoking memories of the devastating Cyclone Tracy. The city remains on alert with Darwin International Airport closed,

Tropical Cyclone Fina has left a trail of destruction as she crossed over the Tiwi Islands and past the Darwin region.

Tropical Cyclone Fina, which is packing sustained winds of 140 kilometres per hour near its centre, is slowly moving southwest, away from Darwin.

Part of the city’s hospital roof has collapsed as Tropical Cyclone Fina bears down on Australia’s Top End. The category 3 storm was about 50km north-west of Darwin shortly after 10.30pm (2.30am NZT),

Residents in Darwin have woken to assess the damage after Tropical Cyclone Fina swept through Australia's north delivering winds up to 200km/h and total rainfall of 157mm.

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