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Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barkly and Simpson forecast districts
IDD21033
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
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Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning
For people in Barkly and Simpson districts.
Issued at 8:32 pm Friday, 9 October 2026.
Severe thunderstorms have eased.
Thunderstorms continue, but no longer pose a risk of severity.
This warning is now cancelled.
2 cm hailstones reported at Alice Springs around 3:50 pm.
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:
* avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
* stay away from fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live
* stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways
* for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the NTES on 132 500. For more safety tips visit www.securent.nt.gov.au
Other warnings may be current.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Northern Territory Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Areas affected
Barkly and Simpson
Forecast for places in this area
Per-town WX forecast pages for locations within the affected AAC area(s). For the official warning text, always refer back to BoM (above).
Version history
Replaced by: Alert · 4:30pm Sun 11 Oct ACST · Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Simpson, Lasseter and Tanami forecast districts
This update replaces 3 earlier versions:
- Update · 7:09pm Fri 9 Oct ACST · Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barkly and Simpson forecast districts
- Update · 5:55pm Fri 9 Oct ACST · Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barkly and Simpson forecast districts
- Update · 4:43pm Fri 9 Oct ACST · Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barkly, Simpson and Tanami forecast districts
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