Hervey Bay and the nearby island K'gari have copped more than 230 millimetres of rain in six hours, triggering flash flooding across the region.
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred lingered off the south-east Australian coast on Saturday and forecasters said Brisbane is likely to miss the worst of the storm, a relief for millions of residents in the region who have been staying indoors.
Survival was on the mind of many Brisbane residents as they found themselves in the path of one of Queensland's most significant weather events in decades.
Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
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Passengers on a Brisbane-bound cruise ship have been forced to spend days longer at sea as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred throws holiday plans into chaos.
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