A powerful cyclone is approaching Far North Queensland, with authorities warning some communities to brace for a direct and dangerous impact. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected

Authorities have issued a terrifying cyclone warning video ahead of a category 5 system bearing down the country’s north, simulating the possible extent of the damage.

Cyclone Narelle has strengthened into a category 5 system as it tracks towards the Far North Queensland coast.

Coastal communities are bracing for winds of up to 285kmh as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bears down on the Northern Territory.

Ahead of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle's expected impact on the eastern Top End, about 500 people from one community have been evacuated to Darwin, while others prepare to "shelter in place".

A lone boatie missing after cyclonic winds battered the remote Cape York coast has at last been located after a major land and sea search amid allegations the yachtsman declined to heed disaster warnings.

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology is warning of a major Category 4 cyclone, Narelle. Coming from the Coral Sea, Narelle is expected to journey more than 4,000 kilometres across northern Australia's coastline and into the Indian Ocean.

Location Cape York Peninsula between Lockhart River and Cape Tribulation, and between Mapoon and Pormpuraaw, including Coen, Cooktown, Weipa, and Aurukun. Control Authority Australian Bureau of Meteorology Queensland: People on Cape York Peninsula between Lockhart River,