Katherine facing its most serious flood threat in decades and the local hospital evacuated Katherine is preparing for potentially devastating flooding as two tropical low systems bring intense rainfall across northern Northern Territory and Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a major flood warning for the Katherine River, which rose rapidly to 16.75 metres and was forecast to exceed the major flood threshold of 17.5 metres—approaching levels recorded during the significant March 2000 flood event. Authorities have also issued warnings for Nitmiluk National Park and the Daly River, with widespread flooding risks extending across much of the Top End towards the Western Australian border. Katherine Hospital has been evacuated as a precaution, with patients transferred to medical facilities in Darwin. Emergency authorities have urged residents to remain alert and follow official advice as additional rainfall threatens to push river levels even higher over the coming days.