Cyclone Alfred map tracker: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?
When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall? - Millions of people in Queensland and northern New South Wales under warnings to hunker down or evacuate, with flights, trains, buses and schoo
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit as a category 2 storm. But what do the different cyclone categories mean?
Already, tens of thousands of people in the region have lost power, with heavy rainfall, storm surges, and wind gusts causing damage to houses and forcing the closure of schools, businesses, beaches, and roads.
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Cyclone Alfred remains category 2 as it slows leading up to eastern coast
Sky News host Peta Credlin discusses the latest from the bureau of meteorology pinning Cyclone Alfred as a category 2 storm as it slows down significantly. “Let’s stay with the tropical cyclone, residents of course from the Sunshine Coast which is north of Brisbane right down to the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales,
Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’
Destructive wind gusts of up to 155kph (96 mph) are expected to develop from Thursday afternoon as tropical cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the coast as a category-two storm early on Friday morning near Queensland state capital Brisbane, Australia's weather bureau said.
Storm Alfred: Former cyclone hits Australia's east coast
Cyclone Alfred - which has been downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical low - has caused flooding, damage to buildings and left thousands without power across the eastern coast of Australia. Millions of people across Queensland and north New South Wales have been affected.
Alfred, No Longer a Cyclone, Makes Landfall in Australia
One man died in floodwaters, the authorities said, and over 330,000 customers were without power in South East Queensland.
Cyclone Alfred: Blackout in Australia due to wild weather, 3,00,000 properties affected
After days hovering off the coast as a category 2 tropical cyclone and battering a 400-kilometre (250-mile) stretch of coastline, Alfred weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall on Saturday evening.
Cyclone Alfred, downgraded to tropical low, nears Australia
The former tropical cyclone lay about 65 kilometers off the coast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane, government forecasters said in a final update. Now without gale-force winds, the storm was slowly moving toward the coast and delivering intense rain before it was expected to cross over the mainland later in the day.
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Two Cruise Ships Cancel Sailings Due to Category 2 Cyclone, to Remain at Sea
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A category 2 cyclone might sound low. But Alfred's bringing serious flooding risks
The cyclone categories only rank storms based on wind speeds, but don't take into account storm surges and flooding risks.
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