BOM warns Tropical Cyclone Niran expected to intensify as it tracks away from coast
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Banana farmers in north Queensland have been devastated by Tropical Cyclone Niran.
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Tropical Cyclone Niran is expected to intensify into a category three storm within the next 24 hours, bringing gales to coastal and island communities.
The slow-moving category two system is hovering about 320 kilometres north-east of Cairns.
Winds of 100 kilometres per hour have been recorded at Niran s centre, with gusts up to 140kph.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) updated its warning zone on Wednesday morning, with communities from Cape Melville to Innisfail now in the warning zone.