Weather deteriorates, schools close as Tropical Cyclone Alfred slowly tracks towards northern NSW
Northern New South Wales will likely bear the brunt of the torrential rain and wild winds accompanying Tropical Cyclone Alfred, despite the system being expected to make landfall near Brisbane.

Cyclone Alfred, New South Wales

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Cyclone Alfred to cross South East Qld coast on Friday morning
Cyclone Alfred heading toward Brisbane and eastern Australia for rare landfall
Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred live updates
Around 30,000 homes in both Queensland and New South Wales are without power, 24 hours before Tropical Cyclone Alfred even makes landfall.
Australian state issues emergency evacuation warnings ahead of cyclone landfall
State Emergency Service issued emergency evacuation warnings on Thursday as tropical cyclone Alfred edges closer to the country's east coast. Residents in the Northern Rivers region in northeastern NSW have been urged to evacuate by 9 p.
‘Cannot be ruled out’: BOM warns Tropical Cyclone Alfred can upgrade to category 3 as storm moves towards Brisbane
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a bleak reminder Tropical Cyclone Alfred could intensify to category 3 as the storm heads towards Brisbane.
New South Wales residents told to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred
NSW is preparing for a "pretty nasty set of weather" in the upcoming week, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred tracks away from the Queensland coast.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred Is Forecast to Impact Brisbane, Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales
Authorities are telling residents to prepare now for wet, windy and wild weather — including potential flash flooding — from Wednesday till the weekend.
Cyclone Alfred tracker map: When will it hit south-east Queensland?
Tropical Cyclone Alfred will continue its approach towards the south-east Queensland coast today, with the far western edge already impacting the coast from about Coolangatta to Ballina.