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At 12.30pm a Flash Cyclone Warning had been issued when it was confirmed that Tracy was now heading southeast directly towards Darwin. By 10pm a direct impact was inevitable.

Cyclone Warning No 19 issued by the Darwin Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 10 pm CST 24/12/74.

At 9.30 pm CST severe tropical cyclone Tracy was centred 41 km westnorthwest of Darwin and moving east south east at 6 km/h.

The centre is expected to cross the coast in the vicinity of Darwin in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

Very destructive winds of 120 km/h with gusts to l5O km/h are expected to continue between Charles Pt and the Vernon Islands tonight and tomorrow.