Abstract for these waking up
For these simply waking up, right here’s the place we stand:
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low. The system hasn’t fairly made landfall but – it crossed Moreton Island and however has now stalled, transferring very slowly northwards parallel with the shoreline close to Bribie Island.
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It’s transferring up in direction of the Sunshine Coast space, with the principle warning zone for the system is now confined to an space from Noosa down to only north of Brisbane.
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It would then transfer inland for south east elements of Queensland, and whereas the wind gusts are weakening contributing to the downgrading of the system to a tropical low, authorities are warning folks to not be complacent as continued rainfall and flooding will change into the principle concern over the weekend.
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The storm winds forward of the cyclone centre have already precipitated havoc throughout the area. 240,000 are with out energy in Queensland and 39,000 in NSW, with energy corporations warning it may very well be days earlier than provide is restored.
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Final evening a person was misplaced in floodwaters close to Dorrigo within the north of NSW, when a 4WD was washed off a bridge into quick working water. He tied himself to a tree however was then swept into the flood. Emergency providers had been trying to find him – we’ll deliver an replace once we can.
Key occasions
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Alfred downgraded to a tropical low
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Summary for those waking up
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Bureau of Meteorology gives cyclone update
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Landfall could be delayed again after storm heads north
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred moving slowly towards land, BoM says
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Latest BoM update says storm has speeded up again
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214,000 customers withpout power in Queensland, Energex says
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Alfred’s wind speeds drop again
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Updated tracker map says landfall will be at 6am
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Cyclone Alfred weakens to category one storm
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Take shelter advice for Brisbane residents
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Flood warning for Currumbin in Gold Coast
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Bureau of Meteorology publishes latest update
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Cyclone reaches edge of North Stradbroke Island
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Almost 100,000 Queensland and NSW properties without power
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Cyclone Alfred forces PM to abandon plans to call election this weekend
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BoM’s latest forecast
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Emergency alert issued for coastal areas of the Gold Coast
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Man missing after being swept from tree into flood waters, northern NSW
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Health staff to camp out at hospitals during cyclone
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Cyclone Alfred still a category 2, BoM says
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‘Take shelter now in the strongest part of the building’: emergency alert for Moreton Bay islands
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‘Everyone should stay home’, Gold Coast acting mayor says
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Woman attacked by shark in Sydney’s south
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75,000 remain without power across south-east Queensland and northern NSW
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Brisbane man’s car trapped by e-scooters ahead of cyclone
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Brisbane lord mayor giving cyclone update
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Insurance council anticipating ‘very large number of claims’
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Brisbane streets empty ahead of cyclone
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TC Alfred system stretches from Bundaberg to Sydney
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‘Move to higher ground’ emergency alerts issued in NSW
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RSPCA issues warning over stressed koalas in TC Alfred
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People should evacuate in ‘next few hours’ if they haven’t already
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29,000 NSW dwellings under evacuation orders
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NSW premier addressing reporters
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Two people rescued from Currumbin Valley home after tree fell on house
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Bureau provides key updates on TC Alfred status
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Queensland premier addressing media
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New Brighton residents in low-lying properties urged to ‘evacuate now’
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Timelapse: satellite shows Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path as it approaches coast
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Airservices Australia warns of nationwide delays if cyclone causes reduced staffing levels
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PM hits back at criticism Labor whipping up cash for budget night fundraisers
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43,000 without power in NSW
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NSW power outages likely to last for days and more people could be affected
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Rescues already occurring in NSW as people drive through flood waters
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NSW authorities providing cyclone update
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Alfred track maps now being updated every hour
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Nearly 75,000 without power across Queensland and NSW
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‘Evacuate now’ warning for South Golden beach near Byron
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‘Bin chooks rule’ Brisbane’s deserted city centre
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PM says 120 ADF personnel heading ‘immediately’ to help in NSW
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Four million people likely ‘directly affected’ by storm – Nema
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Updated TC Alfred tracking map released
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Federal Labor scores first poll win in eight months
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Qantas head provides update on airline closures, timeline for resumption of flights
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Teen charged after dramatic Jetstar confrontation
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Queensland premier urges people not to enter surf
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NSW SES issues safety tips as Alfred approaches
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Widespread power outages as TC Alfred brings gale-force winds
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Evacuation order in northern NSW
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More on Alfred’s movement through the night
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Good morning
NBN say the extreme climate has led to about 130,000 service outages throughout their fastened line and wi-fi networks.
In South East Queensland there about 110,000 providers out, and in Northern NSW 20,00 with affected suburbs listed here.
They stated energy outages are the principle cause for nbn service disruptions with providers prone to restore when mains energy is again.
Fears south Lismore levee about to interrupt
The NSW SES is advising that the Wilsons River at Lismore is at the moment at 8.68 metres and rising, above the average flood stage, and prone to exceed the key flood stage (9.7m) this morning.
With the forecast rainfall, the river stage might attain 10.6m late Saturday morning, with main flooding, the SES warns.
The New South Wales SES coordinator, Debbie Platz, instructed the ABC a transfer to greater floor order had been issued for south Lismore and higher Leycester Creek areas, with concern the south Lismore levee might break later this morning:
As we all know within the Lismore space there are two levees,
and we anticipate that probably the south Lismore levee will break later this morning.
You possibly can examine what that group is feeling this weekend after the floods only three years ago from Kate Stroud:
Alfred downgraded to a tropical low
The bureau of meteorology says the depth is now a “Tropical Low” with sustained winds close to the centre of 55km/h with wind gusts to 85km/h.
In its 6am AEST replace, the bureau stated:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred lies off Bribie Island and is transferring slowly north. Gales are not occurring over coastal or island areas. It’s anticipated to maneuver in direction of and cross the mainland coast this morning, with winds weakening additional because it strikes inland.
Regardless of its weakening, heavy rainfall is prone to proceed over south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales throughout the weekend.
As we talked about earlier, Angus Hines from the bureau of meteorology warned the system’s weakening to a tropical low is “virtually irrelevant” because the categorisation solely relies on wind pace, and doesn’t inform us something concerning the depth of rain or flooding. Hines stated whether or not Alfred is a cyclone or a tropical low, the rainfall and flooding will probably be vital and change into the principle concern.
NSW SES responds to greater than 5,000 incidents as 16,200 evacuate houses
The New South Wales SES have responded to greater than 5,062 incidents from Tropical Cyclone Alfred affecting the northern rivers and mid north coast of NSW.
As of 5am, Saturday 8 March, about 16,200 folks have been instructed to evacuate whereas about 31,400 houses are topic to flood warnings.
Abstract for these waking up
For these simply waking up, right here’s the place we stand:
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low. The system hasn’t fairly made landfall but – it crossed Moreton Island and however has now stalled, transferring very slowly northwards parallel with the shoreline close to Bribie Island.
-
It’s transferring up in direction of the Sunshine Coast space, with the principle warning zone for the system is now confined to an space from Noosa down to only north of Brisbane.
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It would then transfer inland for south east elements of Queensland, and whereas the wind gusts are weakening contributing to the downgrading of the system to a tropical low, authorities are warning folks to not be complacent as continued rainfall and flooding will change into the principle concern over the weekend.
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The storm winds forward of the cyclone centre have already precipitated havoc throughout the area. 240,000 are with out energy in Queensland and 39,000 in NSW, with energy corporations warning it may very well be days earlier than provide is restored.
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Final evening a person was misplaced in floodwaters close to Dorrigo within the north of NSW, when a 4WD was washed off a bridge into quick working water. He tied himself to a tree however was then swept into the flood. Emergency providers had been trying to find him – we’ll deliver an replace once we can.
Winds depart virtually 280,000 with out energy
Tons of of 1000’s of persons are with out energy as a result of Cyclone Alfred, with virtually 240,000 in Queensland and 38,000 in NSW.
Energex stated that, as of 5.45 am, 239,564 clients in south-east Queensland had been affected by energy outages. They warned clients to be ready for these outages to final some time:
We’re experiencing outages on the electrical energy community from the influence of the cyclone. Gale drive winds and floods could cause in depth injury, so be ready for extended energy outages. As soon as the cyclone has handed and our crews can safely assess the community injury, we’ll present estimated restoration timeframes for patrons.
Important Power in NSW stated as of 6am greater than 39,000 houses and enterprise had been with out energy from Tweed Heads within the north to Grafton within the south, with winds bringing down timber and blowing particles into energy traces. Additionally they warned it might take a while earlier than energy is restored:
The present climate circumstances are stopping Important Power crews from making repairs at the moment, nevertheless groups have undertaken vital preparation work together with transferring automobiles to help entry, arranging for gasoline pods, logistics and communication instruments for crews, readying further assets from throughout the state to help when protected to take action and guaranteeing further electrical tools is obtainable and able to deploy into the world.
If flood waters influence communities, it would lengthen the time earlier than energy might be restored. Crews are unable to show the ability on safely if energy traces or areas of the community are in touch with water.
BoM warns towards underestimating rainfall
Angus Hines from the Bureau of Meteorology has emphasised whereas the tropical cyclone has been predicted to weaken, folks mustn’t underestimate the hazard as a result of that score system solely tells us about wind speeds – not rain. Hines instructed ABC Information Breakfast:
Tropical cyclone or tropical low, it’s virtually irrelevant at this level. The one factor which determines the tropical cyclone’s class is the wind pace. The class of a tropical cyclone or a tropical low doesn’t inform us something about how a lot rain goes to reach, after which how a lot flooding goes to return due to that rainfall. And, on this case, Alfred goes to deliver a whole lot of rain. Whether or not it’s a tropical cyclone or whether or not it’s a tropical low, it’s going to deliver a whole lot of rainfall.
In that newest replace, the bureau of meteorology is warning of heavy rainfall, abnormally excessive tides, and gale drive damaging wind gusts.
Heavy rainfall is predicted to proceed over southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales as Alfred strikes inland throughout right now. The heavy to domestically intense rain might result in harmful and life threatening flash flooding over coastal and close by inland areas of southeast Queensland.
Abnormally excessive tides are prone to proceed inflicting minor flooding of coastal low mendacity areas between Maroochydore and Ballina, notably throughout this morning’s excessive tide.
Damaging surf is prone to result in vital seashore erosion for the open seashores between Noosa and Ballina, and additional south over the New South Wales coast.
Gales with damaging wind gusts as much as 120 kilometres per hour near the centre and over offshore areas is predicted to ease within the subsequent hour or two as Alfred weakens additional.
A weakened Alfred will transfer over mainland coast throughout the morning and proceed transferring inland throughout the weekend. The bureau says there’s a likelihood that damaging wind gusts might happen over elevated terrain alongside the southern border ranges.
Bureau of Meteorology offers cyclone replace
The bureau of meteorology’s 5am AEST replace is that Tropical Cyclone Alfred lies off Bribie Island and is transferring slowly in direction of the mainland coast. Its depth is class 1, with sustained winds close to the centre of 65km/h with wind gusts to 95km’/h.
The principle cyclone warning zone for the class one system is now confined from Noosa to Brisbane, however not together with Brisbane.
Alfred is predicted to weaken under tropical cyclone power earlier than crossing the mainland coast between Maroochydore and Bribie Island within the subsequent few hours.
It’s situated inside 20km of Brisbane and 45km south south-east of Maroochydore.
It’s transferring northwards at 10km/h. Gale winds are easing alongside the coast and Alfred is anticipated to weaken under tropical cyclone power earlier than making landfall this morning.
As soon as throughout the coast, Alfred will proceed to maneuver inland throughout right now. The bureau says:
Regardless of its weakening, heavy rainfall is prone to proceed over south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales throughout the weekend.
Natasha Might
Good morning. My title is Natasha Might and I’ll be maintaining you up to date as Tropical Cyclone Alfred heads in direction of the mainland with landfall anticipated quickly.
SES warnings issued as far south as Port Macquarie
The NSW SES has issued a number of flooding warnings after the northern area was hammered by heavy rain in a single day, with one as far south as Port Macquarie.
It stated folks in “Woodburn and surrounds” ought to evacuate by noon right now as a result of average to main flooding.
“You could evacuate earlier than this time as a result of evacuation routes could also be lower,” the warning stated.
Landfall may very well be delayed once more after storm heads north
Ben Smee
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is sitting simply off the coast of Bribie Island, about 50km north of Brisbane, and will linger in Moreton Bay for a while.
There have been some stories in latest hours that Alfred’s crossing onto the mainland was “imminent”. Earlier than 4am the Bureau of Meteorology instructed the ABC they anticipated to verify the crossing of their subsequent replace.
However based on the bureau’s newest monitoring maps, the system seems has shifted barely to the north and can probably head throughout Bribie relatively than direct to the mainland.
That would complicate issues for these looking forward to the second Alfred hits the “mainland”. That may take a number of extra hours and happen solely later this morning.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred transferring slowly in direction of land, BoM says
The Bureau of Meteorology says that the storm is poised to cross onto the mainland.
In its 4am AEST replace, the BoM stated the storm “lies off Bribie Island and is transferring slowly in direction of the mainland coast. It’s anticipated to cross the mainland coast between Maroochydore and Bribie Island within the subsequent few hours”.
The storm system was downgraded to a class one because it crossed Moreton Bay in a single day.
It’s now estimated to be 55km north north-east of Brisbane and 55km south southeast of Maroochydore.
Sustained winds close to the centre are 65kmh with wind gusts to 95kmh.
The bureau has launched one other of its hourly updates, this one timed at 3am AEST.
It stated Tropical Cyclone Alfred remains to be transferring throughout Moreton Bay and is predicted to cross the mainland coast, between Maroochydore and Brisbane, “within the neighborhood of Bribie Island early this morning”.
It went on:
“As quickly as Alfred crosses the mainland coast this morning, it would weaken under tropical cyclone power because it strikes inland right now.
