The Bureau of Meteorology has downgraded its warning of damaging wind gusts for the Alice Springs district, but there is still a flash flooding warning in place for the eastern and southern Alice Springs district.
Meteorologist Mark Kersmakers says the low pressure system is moving slowly towards Uluru and could bring substantial rain to the area sometime tomorrow.
"Even though it is continuing to slowly weaken as it tracks further across the land it should still hold together somewhat during today and tomorrow," he said.
"It could still be a significant system as it moves across that part of the Alice Springs district during tomorrow."
The system is sitting about 200 kilometres south-east of Alice Springs moving slowly in a westerly direction towards Uluru.
NT Emergency Services is expecting the Todd River to flow but does not expect it to break its banks.
The prediction comes as good news for Alice Springs businesses who found many of their strategically placed sandbags had been emptied onto footpaths by vandals overnight.
David Smith, a resident of the remote central Australian community of Ampilatwatja, east of Ti Tree, says the town has had heavy rain overnight.
Some areas of the Barkly region have also received falls of more than 70 millimetres and more rain is expected today and tomorrow.
Mr Smith says if the rain continues there is a good chance the community may be cut off.
"There was ground water on my trip back yesterday. Quite slippery on some parts of the road but I would say that as the water continues the roads will become impassable," he said.
Police say Tennant Creek received 36 millimetres over the past 24 hours and while the Stuart Highway remains open there is water on the road in some places.
They are asking drivers to take care.
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