Tropical Cyclone Ellie downgraded to tropical low but will dump ‘months’ of rain on Northern Territory

Communities directly in the path of the cyclone have reported no major damage despite wind gusts up to 100 km/h

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Cyclone Ellie, which made landfall in the Northern Territory overnight, has been downgraded to a tropical low but is still expected to dump months" worth of rain over the next few days.

Chief minister Natasha Fyles said communities directly in the path of the cyclone, including Wadeye, Daly River and Peppimenarti had reported no major damage despite wind gusts up to 100 km/h.

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