Cyclone Watch for Darwin region

15 Feb 2011

A tropical low is currently situated near Batchelor and it is expected to move into the Timor Sea and possibly develop into a cyclone in the next couple of days.

As such, a Cyclone Watch has been called, which covers Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area. If the tropical low develops into a cyclone, we can expect gale force winds in the Darwin region in the next 48 hours.

Information on extended or widespread outages will be updated on our Unplanned outages page at powerwater.com.au/unplannedoutages

If you are experiencing a power outage please allow 15 minutes before calling us as crews may already be on the way. Safety standards require us to wait 15 minutes before attempting to re-energise the line. This gives anyone who sees a dangerous situation time to phone and let us know.

If it is prolonged check our Planned works at powerwater.com.au/plannedworks for maintenance in your area; call 1800 245 092 at any time; and follow PowerWaterCorp on Twitter which is updated between 8am and 8pm.

If the situation is life threatening, call 000 or the Power and Water emergency line on 1800 245 090 immediately.

If you are experiencing a 'brown out' or reduced power and your lights are dimmed, but not out, phone us on 1800 245 092.

If Power and Water advises that electricity supply to your area has been reconnected but your power is still off, your home may have sustained storm damage independent of our main network. Check whether your neighbours have power then phone us on 1800 245 092 to report the fault.

For more information go to our Cyclones, Storms and Floods Centre or read the following fact sheets:

• Cyclones and floods
• Safety around powerlines
• Unplug during storms

For weather updates go to www.bom.gov.au/nt/warnings

(1.25pm, Tuesday 15 February)