More than 330,000 homes remain without power across south-east Queensland as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves inland.
Brisbane is "unlikely" to see destructive winds with Cyclone Alfred forecast to weaken to a category one system as it moves across Moreton Bay islands on Saturday morning.
The Bureau of Meteorology is now predicting Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast Friday night or early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. Take a look back at our live blog.
Residents in Queensland's south-east has been warned of life-threatening flooding that will be caused by intense rain before and after Tropical Cyclone Alfred's landfall.
Residents in Cyclone Alfred’s danger zone have been warned they only have hours to escape, while there are fears an entire coastal city in northern NSW will be inundated with water.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has slowed its approach and is now expected to cross the south-east Queensland coast on Friday afternoon.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is located 560 km east of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and gale force winds are expected to develop over the next 24 to 48 hours along widespread moderate to major flooding say the Bureau of Meteorology.
Credit: BoM During Wednesday, Alfred picked up speed and was moving towards the coast at 11km/h. By nightfall, Alfred had slowed to 7km/h and was 365 kilometres east of Brisbane and moving northwest.
Authorities are telling residents to prepare now for wet, windy and wild weather — including potential flash flooding — from Wednesday till the weekend.