Overview
- Overnight thunderstorms sent the Todd River bank to bank, prompting multiple rescues in Alice Springs, including a woman clinging to a tree downstream of Stephens Road Bridge as waters slowly receded.
- Authorities issued an emergency flood warning before downgrading conditions to a watch and act alert, with the Anzac Oval gauge reported near 3.5 metres and easing.
- About 100 millimetres of rain fell in roughly three hours, closing all low-level causeways and several roads, stranding residents and disrupting travel to schools and workplaces.
- At Daly River, levels hovered around 14.2–14.3 metres and are forecast to drop below the major flood mark from Thursday, remaining above the moderate threshold into next week.
- Nearly 300 Daly River evacuees remain in Darwin with relief payments commencing Thursday, as officials report ankle‑deep inundation in multiple homes and an airstrip and local roads under water, alongside wider park, road and telecom outages across the region.