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Thick cloud swirling around Severe TC Debbie is producing destructive winds and bands of heavy rain along QLD coast. Cloud in the north and west with a trough is generating storms. Patchy cloud over TAS in the wake of a front is bringing showers.
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Weather News
Cyclone Debbie set to make landfall near Bowen
07:56 EDT
North Queensland is already feeling the effects of Cyclone Debbie as it moves towards the coast, with meteorologists predicting it will make landfall later today.
Cyclone Debbie: What you need to know at a glance
07:56 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Debbie is just hours from reaching the north Queensland coast.
BOM warns Cyclone Debbie hours from making landfall in Queensland
07:49 EDT
Cyclone Debbie is just hours away from making landfall in north Queensland, possibly as a category five system, where winds are already hitting buildings "like a freight train".
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