Ex-tropical Cyclone Megan Sweeps Through Inland Northern Territory

Residents were told to shelter at the police station, health facility or dozens of dwellings capable of withstanding a category three system.

The remains of a large African Mahogany tree, felled during Cyclone Marcus, is seen in the grounds of Parliament House in Darwin, Australia, on April 8, 2018. Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Major flooding and highway closures are expected as ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan continues to bring heavy winds and rain across the Northern Territory (NT).

Some 700 residents in the town of Borroloola faced the worst of the cyclone on Monday evening, March 18, when it crossed the coast on the southwestern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria as a category 1 storm.