BRISBANE, Queensland, March 4 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) prepares year-round to ensure emergency services are well equipped to respond to severe weather events right across the state, and the response to Tropical Cyclone Alfred is no different.
It is not typical for a cyclone to impact southeast Queensland, which is why residents are being urged to start preparing now and remain vigilant as the cyclone tracks toward the mainland.
Tropical cyclones can produce dangerous and destructive high winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and storm surges.
Brisbane Region:
Moreton Island and Bay Island communities will likely feel the impacts first, as the system travels so...