Overview
- Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina crossed the Kimberley coast near the Berkeley River Mouth around 9:30–10pm as a category 3 before weakening to category 2 inland.
- DFES kept an emergency warning in place from Cambridge Gulf to north of Faraway Bay, urging residents to shelter immediately because it was too late to leave.
- Wind gusts reached up to 185 km/h at landfall with other coastal areas recording up to 155 km/h, and the slow-moving system is producing heavy rain with a flash‑flood risk.
- Coastal communities were warned of tides rising above normal high marks and large waves likely to cause minor flooding in low‑lying areas.
- At Banksia Hill Detention Centre, six juveniles climbed onto a roof the previous afternoon and three remained there 17 hours later, with damage described as largely superficial and no injuries reported.