It’s not often we put Alice Springs and Rainstorms together – but that’s the case at the moment as ex-tropical cyclone Yasi pushes across the Australian desert.

Like an arrow being shot into a watermelon Yasi is going to push at least two thirds of the way into Australia bringing flash floods, high humidity and severe thunderstorms.

WeatherWatch.co.nz reader Dale Small sent us a copy of yesterday’s satellite image showing a sight that many people would never have seen in their life time – a cyclone looking low pressure system directly in the middle of Australia.

“Was just flicking around a few sites and came across this image taken from NPMOC JS sat, vis realtime image of now ex Yasi.. just look at where she is, visiting Alice Springs smack in the middle of Australia.. I have never in my life seen this” – Dale Small