Tropical Cyclone Alfred was slow moving for much of Thursday night but has now continued its westward movement towards the Queensland coast.
Image: Bureau of Meteorology
The Australian government has urged residents living in the country's eastern regions as Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings abnormally high tides and flooding.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warned of minor flooding of coastal low lying areas in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales.
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"Severe Weather Warnings, Flood Watches, Flood Warnings, Coastal Hazard and Hazardous Surf Warnings are current for these areas. Storm surges during tropical cyclones can have serious impacts, watch the video below to learn more about how a storm surge forms and the potential outcomes," the bureau said.
Glenn Adamus, Emu Park
Image: Bureau of Meteorology
It said Tropical Cyclone Alfred is currently located 105km east-south-east of Brisbane and 75km east-north-east of the Gold Coast.
"Alfred is a category 2 system, moving at 7km/hr slowly towards the south-east Queensland coast. Alfred is most likely to cross over the Moreton Bay Islands before crossing the mainland coast, most likely between Noosa and Beenleigh," the agency said.
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A warning zone is current for Double Island Point in Queensland to Yamba in New South Wales, including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Byron Bay and Ballina but not including Gympie or Grafton.
A separate weather warning has been issued for floods across the southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.
Although Alfred is expected to weaken and move inland damaging wind gusts may continue, particularly over elevated terrain.
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