06/03/2025
If you are in need of emergency assistance, please contact the NSW SES on 132 500.
For life-threatening emergencies, dial 000 immediately.
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Stay safe, everyone. We're all in this together.
Northern Rivers severe weather
Stay indoors
Watch and Act
The NSW SES is advising people in the following area(s) to STAY INDOORS due to impacts from Tropical Cyclone Alfred UNLESS they have been directed to evacuate due to expected flooding. Cyclone impacts expected include damaging wind gusts, heavy to locally intense rainfall, and severe coastal hazards such as abnormally high tides and hazardous surf:
- Tweed Heads
- Murwillumbah
- Mullumbimby
- Byron Bay
- Kyogle
- Nimbin
- Lismore
- Lennox Head
- Ballina
- Casino
- Woodburn
- Maclean
- Yamba
- Kingscliff
- Coraki
- Wardell
- Broadwater
- Evans Head
You should monitor the situation as it is constantly changing.
What are we expecting?
The Bureau of Meteorology advises Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to move slowly towards the southeast Queensland coast.
HEAVY RAINFALL bands are extending over the coastal areas of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales. HEAVY to locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is expected as Alfred crosses the coast late Friday evening or early Saturday. Once Alfred crosses the coast, it is likely to weaken below tropical cyclone strength during Saturday. Despite the weakening, the risk of significant impacts due to widespread heavy rainfall is expected to continue near the coast and extend over adjacent inland areas during the weekend. Refer to separate Severe Weather Warning and Flood Watch current for southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales for details.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES are likely to continue causing MINOR FLOODING of coastal low lying areas between Double Island Point and Grafton, particularly during the Friday night (early Saturday) high tide. The risk of a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE for the exposed beaches between Cape Moreton and Yamba, including the Gold Coast and Byron Bay beaches, is easing this morning after the early high tide. However, DAMAGING SURF leading to significant beach erosion remains likely for the open beaches between Double Island Point and Grafton, and further south over the New South Wales coast. Separate Coastal Hazard and Hazardous Surf warnings are current for southeast Queensland and New South Wales coasts.
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 kilometres per hour are occurring near the coast between Cape Moreton and Cape Byron. Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to extend along the remaining southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales coastal and island communities between Noosa and Ballina during Friday, possibly extending as far south as Grafton and as far north as Double Island Point on Friday evening and early Saturday.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS of up to 155 kilometres per hour are likely to develop about coastal and island locations near, and to the south of, the cyclone centre, as Alfred's destructive core approaches the coast during Friday afternoon, and persist until Alfred crosses the coast late Friday evening or early Saturday.
Although is expected to Alfred cross the coast and move inland during Saturday, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS may continue, particularly over elevated terrain for most of Saturday. Winds are expected to ease overnight on Saturday.
This event may change quickly. NSW SES will monitor the situation and update warnings if the situation changes.
View the full warning: https://hazardwatch.gov.au/a/Hkm65n
Download the Hazards Near Me App and set up ‘Watch Zones’ to receive warnings in real time. https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/hazards-near-me-app
For emergency assistance during a flood, storm or tsunami, call the NSW SES on 132 500. In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000).
Post current at 6:10am on Friday 7th March 2025.
