Tropical Cyclone Narelle has become only the third storm system in recorded history to make landfall in three Australian jurisdictions, and the first in more than 20 years. The severe storm crossed the Western Australian coast on Friday afternoon, completing its unusual path after previously hitting far north Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The cyclone first struck far north Queensland as a high-end category 4 storm, then moved to the Northern Territory as a category 3 system last Saturday. It continued westward across the Indian Ocean before approaching Perth on Saturday, passing east of the capital city.
Over the course of its journey, Narelle travelled more than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 miles). Communities across far north Queensland and the Northern Territory experienced heavy pummelling from the storm in the preceding week.
