The Bureau of Meteorology says impacts from Tropical Cyclone Alfred will develop today, with the storm likely to hit north of Brisbane sometime tomorrow.
forecast to make landfall tomorrow or Friday morning, with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall expected to impact a large warning zone spanning Queensland and NSW.will broadcast regular warnings on ABC Radio. You can find more information, including a map of all the warnings, byAsked about modelling used to predict the storm surge, Mr Collopy says it takes into account high tides, system intensity, and the timing and location of the crossing.
"Large swells and powerful waves have been observed along the Queensland coast for several days now, with severe coastal erosion and inundation happening," he says.He says the system is expected to produce a "significant" storm surge around its southern flank. "A category two system means winds near the centre up to 95 kilometres per hour, with gusts up to 130kph," he says.
"We've convened the National Coordination Mechanism to assist with the coordination of the Commonwealth government response," he says. "In plain speak, this means that families won't be out of pocket for the event that is occurring," he says."So to be clear, all boats on moorings must not leave position between Double Island and Coolangatta from midday today," Mr Crisafulli saysQueensland disaster dashboard."Public transport is slated to go all through today, but it will not be operational on Thursday and Friday," the premier says.
"If you are in a storm tide zone, or you're in an area where you know there's riverine flooding, you really need to consider and think about your evacuation plan now," Mr Crisafulli says."The best thing you can do is prepare your home," Mr Crisafulli says.Mr Crisafulli says it's imperative people are aware of the storm tide zones and the impacts on them and their property.
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