Highly anticipated to be one of the most significant weather events in recent Australian history, Cyclone Alfred prompted watches, warnings and evacuations in South East Queensland, and Northern New South Wales, an area which has rarely seen direct impacts from tropical cyclones.

Mar 8, 2025 · BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Flooding rains lashed the Australian east coast even though it avoided the destructive winds of its first tropical cyclone in 51 years, officials said Saturday. One person was confirmed dead and several were injured.

Mar 4, 2025 · Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the most southerly tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.

Mar 8, 2025 · Tropical Cyclone Alfred had been expected to become on Saturday the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland state capital since 1974. But it weakened early Saturday to a tropical low, which is defined as carrying sustained winds of …

Mar 9, 2025 · After days hovering off the coast as a Category 2 tropical cyclone and battering a 400km (250-mile) stretch of coastline, Alfred significantly weakened on Sunday, but still left significant...

Mar 6, 2025 · Millions of Australians have been warned to prepare for Cyclone Alfred, a dangerous storm that will bring widespread disruption to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. It's...

Mar 8, 2025 · One person was dead and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power in eastern Australia as the weakened storm formerly known as Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall north of...

Mar 8, 2025 · Cyclone Alfred: What we know about rare storm near Australian coast. Millions of residents have been warned about the risk of life-threatening flooding and dangerous gusts of wind.

Mar 3, 2025 · With Tropical Cyclone Alfred set to make landfall, being the first to do so in over 50 years, torrential rain and winds above 125 kilometres per hour are set to shortly follow.

Mar 8, 2025 · Day centre a refuge for the homeless during ex-Cyclone Alfred . Heavy flooding expected after Cyclone downgraded in Australia. Floods. New South Wales. Queensland. Severe weather. Australia.