Nine News reporter Pat Heagny joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to detail the terrifying overnight conditions in Cooktown as Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall just north of Coen.

While vulnerable residents were evacuated ahead of the unusually fast-moving storm, locals who stayed are facing 285km/h winds and widespread power outages.

Nine News reporter Pat Heagny joined Dean &amp; Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to detail the terrifying overnight conditions in Cooktown as Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall just north of Coen.
While vulnerable residents were evacuated ahead of the unusually fast-moving storm, locals who stayed are facing 285km/h winds and widespread power outages.

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle clams Far North Queensland as locals brace for impact

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