Tropical Cyclone Alfred live updates: Damaging winds, heavy rain hits Queensland and NSW coast as system moves closer
Tropical Cyclone Alfred's centre is expected to cross the coast early Saturday morning, with impacts already being felt across south-east Queensland and northern NSW.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Damaging winds, heavy rain hit Queensland and NSW coast
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), said warnings remained in place for heavy rainfall, locally intense rain fall leading to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding, a dangerous storm tide, abnormally high tides, damaging surf, damaging wind gusts and destructive wind gusts.
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Cyclone Alfred: BOM watching system's 'erratic movement' closely as landfall time shifts — as it happened
The Bureau of Meteorology is now predicting Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast Friday night or early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. Take a look back at our live blog.

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to 'pack a punch' as it edges towards Queensland coast
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Risks remain high as Cyclone Alfred now expected to hit Queensland on Saturday
Queensland faces Alfred's 'second phase', as Lismore braces for 'entirely different game'
Wild weather is expected to hit south-east Queensland from Wednesday night as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears, as those in north-eastern NSW brace for "three natural disasters in one".
Cyclone Alfred could cross the south-east Queensland coast at high tide in the middle of the night, Premier David Crisafulli says
The system is currently 345 kilometres east of Brisbane and 315 kilometres east of the Gold Coast, and moving west towards the south-east Queensland coast at 16 kilometres per hour, up from 11 kilometres per hour a few hours ago.
Cyclone Alfred's delayed crossing 'good news' as it's less likely to cross south-east Queensland at high tide, BOM says
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has slowed its approach and is now expected to cross the south-east Queensland coast on Friday afternoon.
As the BoM pumps out crucial cyclone information, millions look elsewhere
As millions wait for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, not everyone is looking to the Bureau of Meteorology for their information.
Cyclone Alfred as it happened: South-east Queensland, northern NSW residents brace for direct hit
For the first time in three decades, Brisbane is battening down for the arrival of a tropical cyclone. Follow us here for breaking news and advice throughout the day.
Serious risk of major flooding and storm surges as Cyclone Alfred hits southeast Queensland
Authorities warn strong winds from Tropical Cyclone Alfred could mask the truly terrifying risk of devastating flooding and stormwater surges.