More than 4 million people are in the firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it tracks towards the south-east Queensland and northern NSW coast. About 20,000 homes in Brisbane alone are at risk of storm surge and flooding impacts associated with the system.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the south-east Queensland coast later this week, bringing significant wind, rain and coastal impacts.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred could impact a heavily-populated area extending from Bundaberg to south of the Queensland border.