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.
Rare tropical cyclone swirls off east Australia
A heavily populated stretch of Australia's eastern coast battened down on Tuesday for what could be the first tropical cyclone to pummel the region in 50 years. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was swirling about 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of the city of Brisbane,
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.
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.
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.
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,
'Be ready': Premier's warning as Cyclone Alfred predicted to make landfall near Brisbane
A tropical cyclone is set to make a rare appearance near a capital city and tourism hotspot, prompting warnings for locals to ...
Rower Rescued After Getting Caught in Cyclone While Trying to Travel from U.S. to Australia
Aurimas Mockus was reportedly attempting to travel from San Diego to Brisbane when he got caught in Tropical Cyclone Alfred ...
Chris Fagan urges AFL to postpone season opener between Brisbane Lions and Geelong at the Gabba due to Cyclone Alfred
Chris Fagan says the AFL season opener between premiers Brisbane and Geelong on Thursday night has to be postponed due to ...
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Cyclone warning issued for parts of Australia
Parts of Australia face a threat of transport disruption and “severe coastal hazards” as a cyclone approaches parts of the ...
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 ...
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Mapped: Cyclone Alfred’s path as it churns towards Brisbane
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified to Category 2 and is barrelling towards Australia’s eastern coast ... with ...
UPDATE 1-Cyclone scraps Australian golf event, AFL matches
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 4 (Reuters) - A cyclone expected to hit the east coast of Australia this week has scrapped a golf event and prompted the Australian Football League (AFL) to postpone ...
Cyclone disrupts several Australian spor
Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late on Thursday or early on Friday. It could bring intense rainfall and life-threatening flash-flooding to the southeast of Queensland state and the ...