Ex-Cyclone Alfred was a somewhat powerful, lingering and erratic tropical cyclone that brought chaos and severe effects to both South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

Alfred originated from a tropical low in the Coral Sea starting on the 20th of February 2025.

It was anticipated to be one of the most significant weather events in recent Australian history, Cyclone Alfred prompted watches, warnings and evacuations in both South-East Queensland, and Northern New South Wales, an area which has rarely seen direct impacts from tropical cyclones due to these particular areas of Australia not being in the tropical zones.

The last one to reach land near Queensland–New South Wales border was Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974.

It however affected the coastlines as a weaker system, becoming a tropical low shortly before making landfall on the 8th of March 2025 but nevertheless, it was the rainfall that brought severe flooding to several areas of both South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

There was also several areas in both South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales that lost power and while areas have had their power restored, other areas are still awaiting restoration to their power.

There has been at least one death that has been reported due to the cyclone while four other people are reportedly still missing and unaccounted for.

Several people have sustained injuries mostly due to a road collision involving the Australian Defence Force that occurred in the midst of Ex-Cyclone Alfred's reign of terror.

On the 7th of March 2025, Alfred finally made landfall on Moreton Island with winds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and while destructive, it's nowhere as catastrophic as Ex-Cyclone Yasi back in 2011, Ex-Cyclone Debbie in 2017 or Ex-Cyclone Tracy in the mid 1970s just to name a few.

On the 8th of March 2025, Ex-Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low before crossing the Australian mainland.

Now for the clean up and the rebuilding which will take quite a while for some areas of South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.