Cyclone Alfred (2025)

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred at its secondary peak intensity on 28 February
Meteorological history
Formed	20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)
Category 4 severe tropical cyclone
10-minute sustained (BOM)
Highest winds	165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure	951 hPa (mbar); 28.08 inHg
Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure	943 hPa (mbar); 27.85 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	None
Missing	1
Damage	Unknown
Areas affected	Willis Island, South East Queensland, New South Wales North Coast
IBTrACS
Part of the 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season

Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred is a currently active tropical cyclone that is posing a significant threat to South East Queensland and the New South Wales North Coast. The seventh named storm and sixth severe tropical cyclone of the 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season, Alfred originated from a tropical low in the Coral Sea on 20 February.

Highly anticipated to be one of the most significant weather events in recent Australian history, Cyclone Alfred prompted watches, warnings and evacuations in South East Queensland, an area which has rarely seen direct impacts from tropical cyclones. Currently, a cyclone warning is in effect between Double Island Point and Grafton, with Alfred being expected to make landfall at the area between Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast as a Category 2 cyclone on 8 March.^[1]