**UPDATE** This Watch & Act Alert has been cancelled.
Redland City Council advises people in the Redland City area including bay island communities to MONITOR CONDITIONS due to severe weather from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
For emergency help in floods and storms, call the QLD SES on 132 500 or download the SES Assistance QLD App. In life threatening situations, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
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What are we expecting?
The Bureau of Meteorology advises Ex-Tropical Cyclone is causing heavy to locally intense rainfall and damaging winds overnight.
- Heavy rain is making it dangerous to drive, flash flooding is possible.
- Strong winds causing debris like fallen trees, powerlines could come down.
What you need to do:
- Find out how to get ready for severe weather at the Get Ready Queensland website (Get Prepared).
- Keep medications close by.
- Consider parking your car under cover and away from trees, powerlines, and drains.
- Prepare for if the power goes out.
- If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
- Tell friends, family, and neighbours in the area.
If you find it hard to move quickly or have special or medical needs:
- Use your Person-Centred Emergency Plan (P-CEP) now if you have one.
- Make sure you have enough medicine for at least one week.
- Call your support person or service to organise transport if you need to leave.
If you are a tourist, visitor, camper or caravanner:
- If you do not need to be in the warning area, leave now if it is safe to do so. Check road conditions and plan your route before you leave.
- Be ready to move if the situation gets worse.
For more information:
- Follow our local council disaster dashboard at disaster.redland.qld.gov.au, where you can also subscribe to Council’s free emergency messaging service, Redlands Coast Alerts.
- Follow Redland City Council on Facebook or Council’s news site at redlandscoasttoday.com.au.
- Listen to your local radio Bay FM 100.3 and 612 ABC AM.
- For power outage information go to www.energex.com.au
- Check the latest weather, warnings, rainfall, and river heights at the Bureau of Meteorology Queensland website.
- Check road closures at the QLD Traffic website or for phone service call 13 19 40.
