Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.

Forecasters’ worst fears realised as storm inches towards Australia coast - PM Anthony Albanese warns public to exercise caution as cyclone's delayed landfall is 'not all good news'

The area covered by the Cyclone Alfred warning zone stretches approximately 450-500 km along the east coast of Australia, from Double Island Point in Queensland to Ballina in New South Wales.

Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred was originally set to be named Cyclone Anthony before the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) made a last-minute switch, according to SBS News. The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name, following BoM's policy of skipping names that match prominent public figures.

There are differences in weather terms between Australia and the Philippines, but heavy rain and floods are equally dangerous, so it's important to be informed and stay safe.

Weather experts are predicting it will cross the coast early on Friday morning with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall.

Australians are set to experience another week of warm temperatures across most of the country, but the danger of a potential cyclone still looms for residents of one state.

Australia’s east coast is bracing for tidal surges, intense rainfall, strong winds and flooding as a cyclone is expected to veer toward the country’s third-biggest city.

Australia’s east coast is on high alert as Cyclone Alfred continues its approach, bringing abnormally high tidal surges, intense rainfall, damaging winds, and life-threatening flooding to Queensland and New South Wales.

SYDNEY, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Communities across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales (NSW) are preparing for the first tropical cyclone to make direct landfall, forecast to be on Thursday, in the region since two other similar rare cyclones hit the part of the two Australian states in 1974.