Overview
- The system crossed between Beagle Bay and Cape Leveque on Saturday afternoon after being named overnight as Tropical Cyclone Luana.
- Emergency warnings remain for coastal communities as recorded wind gusts near the core have reached about 125–130 km/h and tens of millimetres of rain have already fallen.
- Evacuation centres are open in Broome and Derby, and authorities have closed Cape Leveque Road and parts of the Gibb River Road, with further highway restrictions likely.
- Forecasters say Luana may skirt the waters of King Sound near Derby before moving inland and weakening below cyclone strength on Sunday morning.
- Heavy rain, storm tides and flooding risks will spread inland through the West Kimberley, compounding recovery efforts following recent Cyclone Hayley.