The ex-tropical cyclone dumped hundreds of millimetres of rainfall over the weekend in the Northern Territory.
dumped hundreds of millimetres of rainfall over the weekend in the Northern Territory, triggering flood watch warnings in the Gregory and Tanami districts.
The low is expected to move into the waters off the Kimberley coast from today, where it's expected to intensify, the Bureau of Meteorology warned.There's a chance Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln could redevelop. "We will see the wind speed really start to ratchet up around the ex-tropical cyclone through the course of the second half of the week," Meteorologist Angus Hines said.
"Thursday and Friday bring a high risk - 60 per cent chance of re-intensification back into a tropical cyclone for what would become, once again, Tropical Cyclone Lincoln. "It is offshore Friday morning but after that, it's going to move a little back towards WA, hooking back around to the south and eventually the south-east."The low is expected to move into the waters off the Kimberley coast from today. The Bureau has also issued several flood watch warnings for parts of the Northern Territory, including Central Inland Rivers, Bonaparte Coastal Rivers and Kimberley.
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