Australia, Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates
Cyclone Alfred has intensified to Category 2 as it barrels towards Australia’s southeastern coast, prompting evacuation orders and a state of emergency. The storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday or Friday between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and could be one of the most destructive in the region in decades,
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.
Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone to Hit Populated East Coast
A large swathe of Australia’s east coast is preparing for strong winds and life-threatening flooding as a tropical cyclone is forecast to make landfall around the nation’s third-largest city.
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.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred headed toward 'largely populated' areas between Noosa and NSW
More than 4 million people are in the firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it tracks towards the south-east Queensland and northern NSW coast. About 20,000 homes in Brisbane alone are at risk of storm surge and flooding impacts associated with the system.
Australia’s East Coast on Alert as Cyclone Heads to Brisbane
Australia’s east coast is bracing for tidal surges, intense rainfall, strong winds and flooding as a cyclone is expected to veer toward the country’s third-biggest city.
FCDO issues 'coastal hazards' warning as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australia
The category two cyclone is currently around 400 miles east of Brisbane and is expected to make landfall over the next couple of days
Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred as wind and rain forecast to smash Australia's east coast
More than four million people across Brisbane, the Sunshine coast and Gold Coast in Queensland as well as in northern NSW towns including Byron Bay and Lismore are planning for Cyclone Alfred. Locals been warned to brace for possible daily rainfall totals of 200 to 400 millimetres, life-threatening flash flooding and wind gusts up to 120km/h.
Where will Tropical Cyclone Alfred make landfall?
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit Australia’s east coast later this week. Here's where it is likely to strike.
Queenslanders on high alert as Cyclone Alfred set to make landfall
Millions of residents along Australia’s east coast are on high alert for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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,

Cyclone Alfred, Brisbane

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Cyclone scraps Australian golf event, threatens AFL season launch
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Legendary punk rock band forced to cancel final show of Australian tour
Green Day had to cancel the band’s last show on the Australian leg of their "Saviors" tour because of Cyclone Alfred. The punk rock icons made the announcement on their Instagram story Tuesday. The ...
Cyclone disrupts several Australian spor
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Cyclone Alfred: 'Stay on your guard' premier warns, as supermarket shelves stripped bare
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Hundreds of celebrities, richlisters in Aussie cyclone path
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Chris Fagan urges AFL to postpone season opener between Brisbane Lions and Geelong at the Gabba due to Cyclone Alfred
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