Australia - Tropical cyclone NARELLE, update (GDACS, JTWC, BOM, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 20 March 2026)

Country: Australia Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Tropical cyclone NARELLE made landfall over the coastal area of the Archer River town (eastern Cape York peninsula, far northern Queensland) on 19 March late evening (UTC), with maximum sustained winds up to 222 km/h (equivalent to a cat. 4 hurricane in the Saffir-Simpson scale). On 20 March at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located inland (central Cape York peninsula), with maximum sustained