Top End residents are waiting to launch into clean-up mode after enduring a rough and noisy night of damaging winds and heavy rain as tropical cyclone Fina swept by.

With top gusts of 195km/h and sustained winds near the centre of the system of 140km/h, Fina tore down trees and cut power in many places.

The storm is the strongest cyclone to approach Darwin since Tracy devastated the capital in 1974, but as of 9:30am (local time) Sunday, there are no reports of serious injuries or damage.

Households in Darwin, where gusts reached 107km/h, and surrounds have been told by emergency authorities to stay in their homes or emergency shelters until given the all-clear, as wet and windy weather continues.

Category-three Fina brought destructive winds and heavy downpours to remote Tiwi Islands c

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