Qld weather: Cyclone Alfred-strength winds smash parts of South East Queensland

South East Queensland has been lashed by wind gusts matching those delivered by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred when it hit the ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Threat looms over southeast Queensland and northern NSW as schools shut, flights cancelled

Tropical Cyclone Alfred remains on course to lash southeast Queensland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with landfall ...

Aussies now in the ‘most dangerous 24 hours’ of ex-Cyclone Alfred as ‘phenomenal’ rain predicted for Queensland

NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden has warned we’re not out of the woods yet with ‘phenomenal’ rain forecast for the ...
Phys.org

Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south

If you're in southeast Queensland, brace yourself. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to ...
The Washington Post

Video shows Queensland, Australia, after Cyclone Alfred dropped 15 inches of rain

Cyclone Alfred struck the east coast of Australia late Friday, unleashing strong winds, rough surf and dangerous rip currents along popular beaches over the weekend. An estimated 10 to 15 inches fell ...
The Courier-Mail

Airfare sales blitz puts Queensland on sale in wake of Cyclone Alfred

Airfares from less than $60 are on sale as part of a tourism fightback in the wake of Cyclone Alfred. Jetstar will on Friday launch a 72-hour promotion on flights to destinations across Queensland and ...
Gold Coast Sun

Cyclone Alfred, North Qld floods result in $1.5bn insurance claims

Insured losses have soared to $1.5bn from almost 130,000 claims after Queensland was battered by two major weather events this year. In new data released by the Insurance Council of Australia, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cyclone Alfred put Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's leadership in focus

As Cyclone Alfred crawled towards south-east Queensland, Premier David Crisafulli was well and truly thrust into the spotlight. It's not a new thing for Queensland leaders. Many would remember the way ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Alfred held its punches, but is Queensland prepared for a bigger blow?

Antarctic beech trees 2000 years old grow in the Gold Coast hinterland, living through millennia in lush rainforests more than 1000 metres above sea level. From the ruins of the former heritage-listed ...
The Washington Post

Tropical Cyclone Alfred to lash Queensland and New South Wales, Australia

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which spawned last week amid a rare trio of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, is forecast to make landfall in southern Queensland near Brisbane, Australia, on Thursday.