Cyclone Alfred map tracker: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?
When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall? - Millions of people in Queensland and northern New South Wales under warnings to hunker down or evacuate, with flights, trains, buses and schoo
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit as a category 2 storm. But what do the different cyclone categories mean?
Already, tens of thousands of people in the region have lost power, with heavy rainfall, storm surges, and wind gusts causing damage to houses and forcing the closure of schools, businesses, beaches, and roads.
Cyclone Alfred: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’
Cyclone Alfred has intensified to Category 2 as it barrels towards Australia’s southeastern coast, prompting evacuation orders and a state of emergency.
Cyclone Alfred: What is making the storm unusual and why are forecasters concerned?
Dr Liz Ritchie-Tyo, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Monash University, explains that this shift is due to Alfred’s interaction with a mid-latitude trough – a system of low pressure that extended northward and altered the storm’s movement.
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Cyclone Alfred remains category 2 as it slows leading up to eastern coast
Sky News host Peta Credlin discusses the latest from the bureau of meteorology pinning Cyclone Alfred as a category 2 storm as it slows down significantly. “Let’s stay with the tropical cyclone, residents of course from the Sunshine Coast which is north of Brisbane right down to the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales,
Storm Alfred: Former cyclone hits Australia's east coast
Cyclone Alfred - which has been downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical low - has caused flooding, damage to buildings and left thousands without power across the eastern coast of Australia. Millions of people across Queensland and north New South Wales have been affected.
Alfred, No Longer a Cyclone, Makes Landfall in Australia
One man died in floodwaters, the authorities said, and over 330,000 customers were without power in South East Queensland.
Cyclone Alfred: Blackout in Australia due to wild weather, 3,00,000 properties affected
After days hovering off the coast as a category 2 tropical cyclone and battering a 400-kilometre (250-mile) stretch of coastline, Alfred weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall on Saturday evening.
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Two Cruise Ships Cancel Sailings Due to Category 2 Cyclone, to Remain at Sea
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is wreaking havoc along the eastern coast of Australia, and it’s starting to impact cruise traffic.
A category 2 cyclone might sound low. But Alfred's bringing serious flooding risks
The cyclone categories only rank storms based on wind speeds, but don't take into account storm surges and flooding risks.
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Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates
Alfred intensified into a Category 2 storm on Tuesday morning, situated approximately 600 kilometres east of Brisbane and moving southwestward. Upon landfall, it is expected to maintain Category ...
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Alfred to slow and lessen in severity, but window of destruction remains open
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s forecast arrival has been pushed back by 24 hours after the category 2 storm stalled off Australia’s ...
Six Cyclones, Two Oceans, One Rare Storm Surge Shaking the Southern Hemisphere
In a rare meteorological event, six tropical cyclones churned across the South Pacific and Indian Oceans simultaneously in ...
'Already run out': Cyclone panic buying leaves Kiwi family in Brisbane short on water
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm, is set to impact Brisbane with severe weather, and panic buying has kicked in.
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