The Category 1 storm, the primary tropical cyclone to make landfall within the 2022-23 season, crossed the coast round 11pm native time (1am AEDT) roughly 170 kilometres southwest of Darwin, based on the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)
Along with heavy rainfall, there have been 75km/hr sustained winds close to the centre of the cyclone and gusts of as much as 100km/hr.
Gales with gusts of as much as 110km/hr are occurring between Dundee Beach and south to Wadeye. The BoM warns this will lengthen inland to Daly River (Nauiyu) and Peppimenarti throughout Friday morning.
The WA border space throughout to south of Wadeye is forecast to see gusts to 90km/hr.
The bureau warns that tides shall be greater than regular between Dundee Beach and Wyndham, whereas massive waves may produce minor flooding in low-lying coastal areas.
Tropical Cyclone Ellie is bringing heavy rain over the Daly district, which is more likely to lengthen into the Gregory and east Kimberley districts on Friday.
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts are additionally doable throughout the day, earlier than the Category 1 storm dissipates right into a Tropical Low system within the afternoon.
Tropical Cyclone Ellie is anticipated to trace southwards throughout the southern Daly District inland from the coast throughout Friday and can proceed to trace southwards close to the WA/NT border throughout the weekend as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.
