From this level onwards, you'll also here the word 'severe' added to the title of the tropical cyclone.  Categories 4 and 5 are where wind speeds become catastrophic; Cyclone Tracy was a category 4 ...

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 ...

Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 monster that flattened north Queensland in 2011, caused $800 million in property damage alone, while Cyclone Alfred in 2025 threatened southeast Queensland. So what is a ...

Has Qld ever had a category 5 cyclone? There have been more than 50 category 5 cyclones to hit Australia since 1975, the most recent being Zelia which smashed Western Australia in February 2025.

Extremely dangerous with widespread destruction. A Category 5 cyclone’s strongest winds are very destructive winds, with typical gusts over open flat land of more than 280km/h. These winds ...

The storm may not reach the coast until early Saturday now, meaning millions in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales will endure damaging winds, torrential rain, and dangerous surf condit ...