Tropical Cyclone Alfred is bringing strong winds and large waves to the Queensland coast. Authorities warn millions of people from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast that they could be impacted by coastal erosion, flash flooding, and strong winds. The cyclone is expected to potentially make landfall as a category two system later this week near Brisbane.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is delivering strong winds to the Queensland coast. It could make landfall later this week near Brisbane . Tropical Cyclone Alfred is delivering strong winds to the Queensland coast. It could make landfall later this week near Brisbane .this week, with authorities warning more than 4 million people from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast that their communities could be “in the firing line”.
It remained uncertain where Alfred would cross land – potentially anywhere along a 450km stretch of coastline between Bundaberg and theCrisafulli said authorities were issuing warnings on Sunday due to the large populations in the areas that could be impacted. Matthew Callopy, a senior forecaster from the bureau, said Alfred could potentially make landfall as a category two system. That could bring destructive winds, coastal inundation, flash flooding and heavy to intense rainfall, including rain totals from 300mm to 600mm over multiple days.
It is far more common for a tropical cyclone to cross the coast north of the Tropic of Capricorn and return overland to the south-east as a destructive low storm. This occurred with Cyclone Debbie in 2017. “I know this is not a frequent occurrence. History shows that it does ... that’s why we are taking that precautionary approach.
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