The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Carlos are moving across western Kimberlybringing additional rainfall to areas that have already had heavy rainfallduring the past couple of days.The low level circulation is expected to move back over the open waters of theIndian Ocean during the next 12 hours and will then likely reorganize into atropical cyclone.
Carlos has brought torrential rainfall and flooding to much of the Kimberlyregion over the past several days.
Carlos "left a four-day rainfall total of 673 mm, or 26.5 inches, at the Darwinairport," reports AccuWeather.com International Expert Meteorologist JimAndrews. The city only averages 365.6 mm, or 14.39 inches, during the entiremonth of February.
Andrews added, "Higher rainfall was measured nearby, including 825 mm (32.5inches) at Fort Hill Wharf."More recent rainfall has totaled more than 200 mm on Troughton Island and morethan 150 mm in Port Keats since Friday.
With Carlos departing to the southwest, conditions are improving acrossAustralia's Top End. Heavy rain has tapered to spottier showers andthunderstorms across this region.
Carlos should regain strength during the next 24 hours as it emerges fromKimberley into the Indian Ocean. The cyclone may then take aim on Australia'sfar northwestern corner, home to Learmonth and Roebourne, with the potentialfor damaging winds and flooding rain early next week.
Story by Eric Leister, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist.
