Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred threats remain as wind, flooding concerns linger

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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred threats remain as wind, flooding concerns linger

Towns in NSW face major flood warnings on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people sit in darkness.

Authorities continue to warn people in southeast Queensland and northeast NSW that the effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred are far from over, with seven major flood warnings or severe weather warnings across the two states.

“The situation in Queensland and northern New South Wales remains very serious due to flash flooding and heavy winds, heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts, and coastal surf impacts are expected to continue overcoming days,” Prime Minsiter Anthony Albanese said on Sunday.

“I urge everyone to continue to listen carefully to the emergency authorities.”

More than 300,000 Queensland power connections have been knocked out. About 16,000 homes and businesses were in darkness in NSW at 6am Sunday.

Camera IconLarge sections of the Gold Coast foreshore have been eroded by the cyclone. NewsWire / Tertius Pickard Credit: News Corp Australia

As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves to inland Queensland on Sunday, gust around 100km/h are being recorded. Flash flooding is occurring at Hervey Bay where 150mm fell in two hours to 6.30am.

About 500,000 people live in the city of Moreton Bay – residents were issued a severe weather alert at 8.45pm asking them to stay indoors.

“Dangerous winds are impacting parts of City of Moreton Bay now, especially around Redcliffe Peninsula. People should move or stay indoors now to be safe,” the alert read.

“Conditions could be very dangerous. Damaging winds have created multiple hazards in areas around homes and roads.”

One man died after being swept away by floodwaters near Dorrigo, inland from Coffs Harbour, on Saturday.

A warning from the Bureau of Meteorology, issued Sunday morning, spells trouble for huge swathes of the Queensland population.

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“Locally intense rainfall which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding may develop throughout today in bands of showers and thunderstorms over the Southeast Coast and southern Wide Bay and Burnett, possibly including Brisbane, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast.

“Six-hourly rainfall totals between 150 and 210mm and 24-hourly totals between 300 and 400mm are possible. If intense rainfall is detected, a separate Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued.”

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Speaking on Sunday morning, the Prime Minister cautioned residents to heed warnings as the threat of flash flooding remained.

Aside from flash flooding, there are five river catchments under major flood warnings on Sunday.

In NSW, the Tweed, Clarence and Richmond rivers are under major threat warnings.

People in the Northern Rivers, Northern Tablelands and parts of Mid North Coast and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts are under threat of heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts on Sunday.

In Queensland, the Bremer River and Warrill Creek, as well as the Logan River are a major flood threat.

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