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December 26th, 2011 
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Damage caused by Cyclone Grant at the community of Minjilang on Croker Island. (Supplied)
Tropical Cyclone Grant has been downgraded to a tropical low after the Northern Territory was largely spared any significant damage.
The ex-tropical cyclone made landfall about 300 kilometres east of Darwin this morning and tracked close to the community of Jabiru before moving east toward the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Weather bureau spokesman Alasdair Hainsworth says there are no gales around the Top End, but the biggest concern now is heavy rain and flooding.
“There’s still certainly come chances of fairly gusty, strong, squally storms and certainly some localised heavy rain,” he said.
“That could potentially cause some localised flooding and we’re also monitoring rainfall rates.”
For the latest cyclone warnings and essential information visit ABC Darwin.
Northern Territory Emergency Services director Peter Davies says residents should be taking shelter.
“Just be careful where you are. Don’t go driving unless you absolutely have to because the rivers will come up. There will be localised flooding,” he said.
“Get to a place of safety, stay there, wait until the weather has cleared and if nothing else, do not cross streams if you don’t have to.”
Jabiru resident Andy Ralph says the weather is getting worse as the tropical low moves closer.
“Quite a bit of flooding. There is water over the road on the Arnhem Highway,” he said.
“While the wind is starting to pick up a little bit now and the rain’s still coming down, I think the greatest fear at the moment for us is flooding.”
Prepared for worse
Allan Williams, who owns the Bark Hut roadhouse near Kakadu National Park, says his staff were prepared for worse conditions.
“The last few days we’ve had a few staff running around tying a few things down and removing some flying objects,” he said.
“Christmas Eve, we got quite a few phone calls from the local police and some other companies that are associated with us that are a little concerned.
“But it became apparent pretty early on in the piece that it was going to veer away from us so we didn’t get too stressed about it.”
But Mr Williams says heavy rain and strong winds earlier today were too much for one visitor.
“We had one gentlemen that was just doing a day cruise out to Kakadu to have a look around, but he got just shy of Jabiru and decided that the rain was just too heavy for him,” he said.
“He was worried about hitting some serious water on the roads so he turned around and went home.”
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Grant crossed the Cobourg Peninsula as a category two cyclone overnight, bringing winds with gusts up to 140 kilometres per hour.
The system brushed past the community of Minjilang on Croker Island, 230 kilometres north-east of Darwin, bringing down powerlines and trees.
There was some localised flooding and around 250 people in the area spent Christmas night in shelters.
The weather bureau has cancelled a cyclone warning and a cyclone watch for the Top End.
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