Queensland, Australia and Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred lurks off Queensland coastline as residents prep for flash flooding
Four million people are making last-minute preparations for tropical Cyclone Alfred's arrival as the weather system lurks off Australia's east coast.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred to lash Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon, but direct landfalls are.
Southeast Queensland prepares for Cyclone Alfred
Four million people are making last-minute preparations for tropical Cyclone Alfred's arrival as the weather system lurks off Australia's east coast. The category two storm is about 465 kilometres east of Brisbane and is on track to make landfall later this week.
Cyclone Alfred tracker map: When it will hit Queensland and New South Wales' coastline
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the south-east Queensland coast this week, bringing destructive winds and the risk of life-threatening flooding. The system is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of the Wide Bay region as a category two cyclone.
Queensland, NSW: Everything to know when travelling during Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Travellers have been warned to watch for updates amid the impending landfall of severe . The severe weather system, which resulted in NSW’s first cyclone watch issued in over three decades, is expected to smash Australia’s coastline as a category two system on Thursday night.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Track to Hit Australia’s East Coast
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south
If you're in southeast Queensland, brace yourself. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974,
Cyclone Alfred increases speed as it approaches Queensland coastline
Category two storm dubbed Cyclone Alfred has made its way towards the coast of Queensland. The cyclone has increased in speed, approaching the coastline at a rate of just over 10 kilometres per hour overnight.
Cyclone Alfred weather system expected to intensify and make landfall later this week
As tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in Queensland later this week, councils in the state’s southeast have begun to reduce services including ferries and kerbside collection. The cyclone is currently approximately 560 kilometres off the east coast of the state,
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