Nathan to hit NT as a category two cyclone

Cyclone Nathan has moved off the Qld coast and is expected to hit the NT as a category two storm. Source: AAP

CYCLONE Nathan has moved off the far north Queensland coast and is expected to hit the Top End as a category two storm.

THE Bureau of Meteorology says Nathan will intensify as it moves away from western Cape York and will reach the Northern Territory on Sunday.

Communities between Nhulunbuy and Port Roper, including Nhulunbuy and Groote Eylandt, are in the firing line and are forecast to be hit with winds up to 155km/h and heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday.A cyclone watch alert is in place for areas between Goulburn Island to Nhulunbuy, including Elcho Island and Maningrida.It will be the second cyclone to hit the Top End in as many months after Lam unleashed its fury on the region in late February, severely damaging some communities.More than 200 people were displaced after Lam damaged or destroyed about 50 homes in the remote area of Galiwinku.Nathan crossed the coast near Cape Flattery, in Queensland's far north, as a category four storm in the early hours of Friday but quickly weakened as it moved west.The two towns expected to cop the worst of the storm - Hope Vale and Cooktown - were hit with heavy rain and strong winds but escaped relatively unscathed.The worst damage was at a vital banana plantation at Hope Vale where almost half the crop was destroyed.The sun came out in Cooktown on Saturday morning and aside from a few branches strewn across footpaths there are few signs a severe storm hit the town a day ago.There have been no reports of major damage or injury from the storm.A cyclone warning was still in place for some western Cape York communities on Saturday, although that's expected to be cancelled soon as the storm moves away from the coast.

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