Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon, but direct landfalls are.

The category 2 cyclone is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast tomorrow, with damaging wind gusts, storms, and heavy rainfall expected to impact a large warning zone spanning both states.

Four million people are making last-minute preparations for tropical Cyclone Alfred's arrival as the weather system lurks off Australia's east coast. The category two storm is about 465 kilometres east of Brisbane and is on track to make landfall later this week.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to cross the south-east Queensland coast this week, bringing destructive winds and the risk of life-threatening flooding. The system is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of the Wide Bay region as a category two cyclone.

If you’re in southeast Queensland, brace yourself. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974,