A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come.

Cyclone Alfred was downgraded from a Category 2 cyclone to a tropical low before it made landfall on Saturday into Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. It spared the area from truly ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Australia’s prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was ...

The Bureau of Meteorology’s latest update on Thursday afternoon reveals the system is likely to pass through Queensland’s greater Moreton Bay area by 4am on Saturday. The modelling shows it is ...

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We issue Tropical Cyclone Advice when a tropical cyclone is likely to cause winds at 63 km/h or greater (gale force) over Australian communities within the next 48 hours. This lets people know when ...

The slow-moving tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of Queensland and New South Wales, including Brisbane. transcript Dangerous ...

A tropical storm is expected to make landfall on ... Authorities deliver sandbags to areas on the path of Cyclone Alfred in Queensland While Queensland isn't a stranger to cyclones – it's ...

Public transport in Brisbane has also been suspended. Officials had described Tropical Storm Alfred as a "very rare event" for Brisbane, Queensland's state capital, with the city last hit by a ...

open image in gallery Cyclone Alfred path and location as seen on 5 March off Australia's east coast by Brisbane cyclone (Zoom Earth) The last time Brisbane saw a tropical storm reach this close ...