Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low and is currently sitting off Bribie Island, moving slowly north.
The prime minister has warned slower isn't "better" as Cyclone Alfred's forecast crossing of the south-east Queensland coast is pushed back later into Saturday morning.
South East Queensland and northern NSW are in it for the long haul with ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, forecasters have warned, with severe weather and flood warnings still in place for large parts of the east coast.
Residents in Queensland's south-east has been warned of life-threatening flooding that will be caused by intense rain before and after Tropical Cyclone Alfred's landfall.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 65 kilometres north northeast of Brisbane and 45 kilometres south southeast of Maroochydore at 6am this morning.
Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a bleak reminder Tropical Cyclone Alfred could intensify to category 3 as the storm heads towards Brisbane.
Residents in Cyclone Alfred’s danger zone have been warned they only have hours to escape, while there are fears an entire coastal city in northern NSW will be inundated with water.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has slowed its approach and is now expected to cross the south-east Queensland coast on Friday afternoon.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is located 560 km east of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and gale force winds are expected to develop over the next 24 to 48 hours along widespread moderate to major flooding say the Bureau of Meteorology.
Authorities are telling residents to prepare now for wet, windy and wild weather — including potential flash flooding — from Wednesday till the weekend.
Sydney: Major Australian airlines have announced they will suspend operations in Brisbane Thursday as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches Australia’s state of Queensland. A new update by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said that Alfred’s approach to southeast Queensland has slowed,
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