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On Friday night, Tropic Cyclone Alfred was a category 3 system travelling south off the Queensland coast.

Damaging surf and high tides as cyclone spirals closer

Powerful waves could cause floods and coastal erosion as a tropical cyclone narrows on Queensland’s coast, but the category 3 system is unlikely to reach the mainland.

  • Savannah Meacham and Adrian Black

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred was about 930 kilometres off Mackay on Wednesday.

Big swells, heavy rain: How Cyclone Alfred will affect south-east Queensland

Whether it crosses the Queensland coast or curls away from the mainland, Tropical Cyclone Alfred will make its presence felt in the south-east.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Tropical cyclone Alfred.

Is there a cyclone coming to Brisbane?

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is gaining in strength, but the weather bureau has gone to lengths to point out that it is far off the coast.

  • Savannah Meacham
The storms caused major damage.

Storms possible again after Perth hills hit by ‘mini tornado’

Thunderstorms are again possible around the Perth Hills on Thursday afternoon, however these are more likely over areas to the east and about the Wheatbelt, BOM said.

  • Holly Thompson
Now downgraded to a tropical low, the weather system is bringing record rainfall as it moves through Western Australia, sparking fears of major flooding.

Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA

Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.

  • William Ton and Rachael Ward
Cyclone Zelia crossed the coast as a cataegory 4 system on Friday.

Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere

As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday, authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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GIF of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, Friday February 14. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

Cyclone Zelia as it happened: Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia makes landfall near De Grey River mouth east of Port Hedland

Residents in Port Hedland and surrounding areas have been ordered to stay indoors and shelter as winds pick up, with the centre expected to cross the coast this afternoon.

  • Daile Cross
A resident captured this footage on Friday.
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Cyclone Zelia approaches the coast

A resident captured this footage on Friday.

The predicted path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia as of 7am on Friday.

Cyclone Zelia: Everything WA residents need to know

The Pilbara region in Western Australia is bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.

  • Heather McNeill
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is approaching the Western Australian coast.

Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared

There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area, with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.

  • Daile Cross

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