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Remembering Cyclone Zoe, 1974
I was living at the end of Middle Pocket when Zoe hovered off Gladstone, with a big wet tail blowing easterly gales off the ocean for over a week. More than 1,500mm of rain fell in Byron Shire in just ...
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local ...
Newsday10d
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
Cyclone Zoe crossed the coast at the southern end of Gold Coast on the New South Wales border in March 1974, causing ...
Couple Shocked by Apocalyptic Scene at Grocery Story Amid Cyclone Warning
Katie Bunton shared a video of the scene of "apocalypse" at a supermarket in Australia as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches ...
This Cyclone Broke Every Rule – And Now It’s Wreaking Havoc
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, an unusually southern storm for Australia’s east coast, took a surprising turn toward land, putting ...
Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the most southerly tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The ...
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Australian homes lose power and people told to evacuate as tropical cyclone approaches
Alfred is expected to become the first cyclone to cross the coast in the Brisbane region since Cyclone Zoe hit Gold Coast in 1974 and brought widespread flooding. The cyclone has been tracking south ...
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, ...
Cyclone Alfred heading toward Brisbane and eastern Australia for rare landfall
Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.
Cyclone Alfred hits major Australian population centre
The first cyclone in 50 years to cross the southeast coast of Australia still carries risks of intense rainfall and flooding, ...