Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday as a Category 1 cyclone,

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Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.

Brisbane airport was closed as the centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta of Queensland accordinng to Australia's Bureau

Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred was originally set to be named Cyclone Anthony before the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) made a last-minute switch, according to SBS News. The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name, following BoM's policy of skipping names that match prominent public figures.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a bleak reminder Tropical Cyclone Alfred could intensify to category 3 as the storm heads towards Brisbane.

There are differences in weather terms between Australia and the Philippines, but heavy rain and floods are equally dangerous, so it's important to be informed and stay safe.

As millions wait for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, not everyone is looking to the Bureau of Meteorology for their information.

Weather experts are predicting it will cross the coast early on Friday morning with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall.

Australians are set to experience another week of warm temperatures across most of the country, but the danger of a potential cyclone still looms for residents of one state.

SYDNEY: Communities across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales (NSW) are preparing for the first tropical cyclone to make direct landfall, forecast to be on Thursday, in the region since two other similar rare cyclones hit the part of the two Australian states in 1974.

Brb, stocking up on some Zooper Doopers. (Source: niuniu / iStock Images) We’re still waiting on the final figures from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) but early calculations suggest the ...