4 Million Residents Warned: Cyclone Predicted to Reach Major Cities for First Time in 50 Years

The cyclone is expected to stretch over 150 kilometres from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast.

A screenshot taken from the Bureau of Meteorology website shows a satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaching the Queensland coast, Australia on March 2, 2025. AAP Image/Supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology

For the first time in five decades, Queensland’s capital could face the impact of a tropical cyclone, with Cyclone Alfred forecast to make landfall on Mar. 6.

Meteorologists predict the system will reach the south-east corner of the state as a category one,  and will potentially stretch over 150 kilometres from the Sunshine Coast to the state capital Brisbane, and to the Gold Coast/New South Wales border.