Australia is about to experience one of the deadliest storms it has ever faced

Slow-moving and erratic: Why cyclones like Alfred are so hard to predict

The last cyclone to cross Queensland's southeast was Zoe in 1974, while Nancy came close in 1990.

Australia is about to experience one of the deadliest storms it has ever faced

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring devastation to Australia’s south-eastern coast People in Australia’s southeastern coast have been told to ‘get out now’ as the region braces itself for a tropical cyclone predicted to be the most destructive in decades. Cyclone Alfred,classified as a Category 1 system on Monday, is gathering momentum off the coast of Queensland and is expected to wreak havoc across the region later this week. Forecasters have warne…

Australia braces for rare tropical cyclone Alfred

Category 1 cyclone intensifying off Queensland’s coast expected to be one of region’s most destructive in decades

Two states brace as tropical cyclone impact looms

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is set to cross the Queensland coast on Thursday. Photo: BoM By Savannah Meacham in Brisbane A tropical cyclone set to bring heavy rainfall and damaging winds is expected to impact a part of the Australian coast for the first time in more than 50 years. A community devastated by flooding three years ago has been warned to start sandbagging amid fears Tropical Cyclone Alfred may cause life-threatening river rises. The cycl…

4 Million Residents Warned: Major City to Be Hit by Cyclone for First Time in 50 Years

For the first time in five decades, Queensland’s capital could face the impact of a tropical cyclone, with Cyclone Alfred forecast to make landfall on Mar. 6. Meteorologists predict the system will reach the south-east corner of the state as a category one,  and will potentially stretch over 150 kilometres from the Sunshine Coast to the state capital Brisbane, and to the Gold Coast/New South Wales border. The last event to hit the heavily popula…

Queensland, NSW brace as cyclone bears down

Residents in two Australian states in the firing line of a cyclone have been told to have tinned food ready and prepare their properties before it makes landfall in coming days.