🌪️ 10 wild Australian cyclone facts + ICYMI: 🌀 Critical Cyclone Alfred and weather live links

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Mar 06, 2025

This week’s newsletter is sent to you a little earlier than our normal Thursday at 4:20 p.m. so that we can also make some final preparations before the weather really kicks in.

Stay safe out there and see you on the other side 🙌

In today's email:

One Big Thing: The official and live Redlands Disaster Incident Dashboard
Coles is closing: 16 local stores today across southeast Queensland
The official Redland City: Disaster Flood Risk Maps
10 wild facts about: Australian cyclones
Trending: Straddie local’s video of cyclonic waves rolling through Deadmans
Around the web (Snippets): SES contact details, Windy’s Live Alfred Hurricane Tracker

Redlands Weather, Tides and Cyclone Forecast

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In Case You Missed It: Following heaps of feedback from people using the links in yesterday’s special edition, we felt it necessary to resend parts of it here today in case it can still help.

Again, a lot of information is currently available, and these quick links take you right to the best regularly updated official and other local sources.

1. One Big Thing: The Redlands Coast’s Disaster and Emergency Dashboard

This is one of the best go-to sources for the City. It is regularly updated and provides a full breakdown of critical happenings, such as power outages.

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2. Coles to lose 16 stores

In preparation for worsening local weather in south east Queensland, the list below will be closing today.

South East Queensland store closures

Coles Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
Coles Loganholme, Logan
Coles Runaway Bay, Gold Coast
Coles Benowa Village, Gold Coast
Coles Arundel), Gold Coast
Coles Pacific Fair, Gold Coast
Coles The Pines, Gold Coast
Coles Robina, Gold Coast

Northern NSW store closures

Coles Ballina
Coles Tweed City
Coles Casuarina
Coles Tweed Heads
Coles Murwillumbah
Coles Goonellabah
Coles Banora point
Coles Ocean shores

All other stores remain open at this stage

3. Red-e-Map - City Plan Flood and Storm Tide Overlay

4. Here are 10 wild facts about Australian cyclones

The Most Intense: Cyclone Monica (2006) holds the record for the strongest Australian cyclone, with winds estimated at 290 km/h, making it one of the most intense cyclones ever recorded globally.
Cyclone Mahina’s Deadly Surge: In 1899, Cyclone Mahina hit Bathurst Bay, Queensland, creating a storm surge over 13 metres high—the highest storm surge ever recorded worldwide—washing 100km inland and killing over 400 people.
The Town That Moved: Cyclone Tracy (1974) was so destructive that over 30,000 people (70% of Darwin’s population) had to be evacuated, effectively relocating an entire city.
More Powerful Than Nukes: A severe tropical cyclone releases energy equivalent to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb every 20 minutes—that’s hundreds of atomic bombs per day!
Cyclone with Two Names: In 2010, Cyclone Olga weakened over Queensland but re-formed into a cyclone twice, leading to it being named three times by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Record-Breaking Rainfall: Cyclone Keryn (2005) dumped 2,467mm of rain over Bellenden Ker, QLD, in just 7 days, breaking Australian records for the wettest cyclone event.
The One That Wouldn’t Die: Cyclone Inigo (2003) weakened into a low-pressure system but regenerated into a cyclone after moving over warm waters—a rare occurrence for Australian storms.
Cyclones Fuel Bushfires: The extreme winds of ex-tropical cyclones have been known to fan massive bushfires, as seen in Western Australia, where remnants of Cyclone Alby (1978) intensified bushfires that destroyed farms and homes.
Sharks in the Streets! After severe cyclones, flooded streets in Queensland towns have been known to have bull sharks swimming in them, with one spotted in a Townsville backyard after Cyclone Debbie (2017).
The Southern Hemisphere Spin: Cyclones in Australia rotate clockwise, while those in the Northern Hemisphere spin anti-clockwise due to the Coriolis effect