Cyclone warnings have been cancelled in the Kimberley with severe weather advice in place after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina weakened significantly on Tuesday and overnight after leaving a trail of severe damage.
Fina, which battered the Top End before slowly moving toward the Kimberley coast, has weakened below cyclone strength as it moved inland.
A warning zone from the King George River mouth to the northern tip of Western Australia and east to the Berkeley River and further to the Cambridge Gulf has been cancelled by the Bureau of Meteorology, though a severe weather forecast remains in Kununurra, Wyndham, Lake Argyle and Warmun across the Kimberely, per Emergency WA.
The system is expected to dissipate on Wednesday.
Luxury getaway Berkeley River Lodge in Oombulgurri sustained significant damage from Fina.
Three of its 18 villas were "completely destroyed", the Lodge team said in a statement on Tuesday.
Other external damage was sustained, though no visitors were present at the time of the destructive weather with the two on-site caretakers marked safe after the event.
Residents within the ongoing warning zone are advised to secure items in their backyard, prepare emergency kits, including radios, and to stay inside when the storm hits.
Motorists have been asked to avoid the area as some roads may be closed.
Rainfall totals as high as 130mm as possible, with six-hour totals of 50-90mm likely and potential flash flooding.
A Bureau of Meteorology update on Wednesday morning indicated winds remained as 55km per hour at the centre of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina, with gusts of up to 85kms per hour.
Gusts around 200km per hour and 24 hour rainfall of 200mm were forecast for the Darwin area at the weekend.
The system intensified to a Category 4 Cyclone after moving southwest away from land and towards the Kimberley coast before easing.
Fina was downgraded to a Category 2 on Tuesday before weakening further.
Power outages continue to affect NT communities.
$250 immediate Disaster Recovery assistance has been made available to NT residents left without power for 72 hours, distributed via pre-paid cards.
