Why Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about to hook a huge right turn
Tropical Cyclone Alfred will take a sharp turn towards the west on Tuesday, putting it on course to hit eastern Australia.
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it.
Cyclone Alfred: Everything Queensland and NSW residents need to know
Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Thursday, or early Friday morning. What damage will it cause, and where will it flood? We answer your questions.
Brisbane residents preparing for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall later in the week
In Brisbane, preparations are well underway for the arrival of tropical Cyclone Alfred. The category two system is expected to cross the coast near Brisbane late on Thursday or early Friday. Among those in the midst of preparations is Nadine Ramsey from the State Emergency Service in Brisbane and she says Queenslanders are also getting ready for what's ahead.
New South Wales and Queensland prepare for cyclone Alfred to make landfall
Two states and almost four million people are in the firing line as cyclone Alfred tracks towards south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. It's expected to make landfall later this week, bringing with it dangerous winds and flooding.
Queenslanders on high alert as Cyclone Alfred set to make landfall
Millions of residents along Australia’s east coast are on high alert for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Cyclone Alfred weather system expected to intensify and make landfall later this week
As tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in Queensland later this week, councils in the state’s southeast have begun to reduce services including ferries and kerbside collection. The cyclone is currently approximately 560 kilometres off the east coast of the state,
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 make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974,
Cyclone Alfred ‘tracking’ to be a ‘major event’ for Queenslanders
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has cautioned that Cyclone Alfred is “tracking” to be a very “major event” for Queensland.
Cyclone Alfred sights set on Australian coast after tracking Coral Sea. 7NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden investigates
After tracking through the Coral Sea for well over a week, Tropical Cyclone Alfred now has his sights set on the Australian ...
Slow-moving and erratic: Why cyclones like Alfred are so hard to predict
Slow-moving tropical cyclones such as Alfred are more likely to wander, while faster-moving cyclones such as Severe Cyclone ...
Tropical Cyclone Alfred Stirs Wind and Waves Along Australia’s Coast
Australia’s east coast is closely watching Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which has been churning and strengthening over the Coral ...
Rower Rescued After Getting Caught in Cyclone While Trying to Travel from U.S. to Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the Lithuanian solo rower was rescued from the Coral Sea on Monday, ...
Cyclone Alfred forms in the Coral Sea, but where will he go next? 7NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden investigates
Cyclone tracks in the Coral Sea regularly look like Mr Squiggle drawings, a sign of just how erratic these systems can be.
Stranded ocean rower caught in Cyclone Alfred rescued to safety by Navy
A Lithuanian ocean rower caught in damaging winds and huge waves triggered by a tropical cyclone has been rescued.
Man hit by cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean rescued by Australian warship after being stranded for 3 days
Video of the operation showed a naval boat rescuing Mockus from his vessel in rough seas, then hoisting him onto the warship.
Navy warship rescues rower caught in tropical cyclone days before end of 7,500-mile trip from US to Australia
An Australian warship pulled off a dramatic rescue Monday, saving a Lithuanian rower stranded in the Pacific after he was ...
Destructive 90km/h winds and 400mm of rain coming as Cyclone Alfred approaches
Destructive winds reaching 90km/h and 400mm of rainfall are forecast to batter south-east Queensland and parts of northern ...