Two homes have lost their roofs and there has been significant damage to infrastructure in northern Western Australia in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley.

The category three system crossed the coast along the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome, late on Tuesday afternoon.

It has since been downgraded to a tropical low, but only after bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall to the West Kimberley.

The cyclone made landfall near the Djarindjin community. (Supplied: Nathan McIvor)

Emergency services personnel travelled north from Broome on Wednesday to assess the impact, with Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) acting Kimberley superintendent Todd Pender confirming two homes had lost roofs.

Cape Leveque Road, linking the Dampier Peninsula to Broome, remains closed to the public.

'Absolutely terrifying' experience

Menacing skies near the Broome to Cape Leveque Road in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley. (ABC News: Giulia Bertoglio)

Djarindjin was left in the dark after powerlines were downed, while the community's basketball court sustained significant damage.

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Nathan McIvor said it was "absolutely terrifying" as the cyclone made landfall.

"Sitting in a house that was moving with the wind, it was pretty full on,"

he said.

"The whole community got sandblasted."

The clean-up begins after ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley. (ABC News: Giulia Bertoglio)

Mr McIvor said there had been significant infrastructure damage.

"Our new basketball court has been completely torn up, the store has copped a fair bit of debris against it," he said.