Cyclone Mitchell

Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected portions of Northern Territory and Western Australia during February 2026. The ninth named storm of the 2025–26 Australian region cyclone season, Mitchell originated from a tropical low that formed over Northern Territory in the western end of Gulf of Carpentaria. On 29 January, the low was designated as Tropical Low 21U by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and slowly began to move westward. Six days later, the low crossed into Western Australia and moved offshore the Kimberley coastline. On 6 February, the low quickly intensified into a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and was assigned the name Mitchell. Mitchell began to move west-southwest, parallel to the Pilbara Coast and attained category 3 intensity the next day. Shortly after, Mitchell began to weaken while turning south and moving around the North West Cape. On 9 February, Mitchell made landfall near Shark Bay at category 1 intensity. Shortly after moving inland, Mitchell weakened to a tropical low while turning southeastward. Mitchell then dissipated on 10 February.