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The satellite pictures indicated that a tropical cyclone had formed. The Alert issued by the Warning Centre at 10pm named the cyclone Tracy.

Tracy out of radar range

Tropical Cyclone Alert No 2 issued by the Darwin Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 10 pm CST 21/12/74.
Tropical cyclone Tracy was centred 200 km NNE of Cape Don at 9 pm and moving WSW at 12 km per hour. Gales are not expected on the coast within 24 hours but communities between Goulburn Island and Bathurst Island are alerted.