'Sounds like a freight train coming through' on Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island recorded winds of 222km/h on Tuesday morning as the wild weather tore through the Whitsundays.
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Hamilton Island recorded winds of 222km/h on Tuesday morning as the wild weather tore through the Whitsundays.
As the countdown continues to the cyclone's arrival, here is all the information you need to be ready to weather the storm.
Tourist dies in car crash near Proserpine, as a result of the wild weather building in north Queensland.
Latest predictions from the Bureau of Meteorology indicate the cyclone will strike about 8am on Tuesday as a "low-end" category 4.
A 27-year-old woman reported missing from Acacia Ridge on Saturday, was found safe and well on Monday morning.
Four people have died after two separate crashes on south-east Queensland roads on Sunday morning.
Schools, ports and beaches close, residents evacuate and a large-scale sandbagging operation continues as Tropical Cyclone Debbie closes in.
The Bureau of Meteorology was expecting the cyclone to intensify to a category four system.
TransLink remained confident there would be adequate services to cope with both regular commuters and AFL fans.
Residents between Cape Tribulation and St Lawrence warned to prepare for tropical cyclone Debbie to make landfall any time between Sunday and early Tuesday.
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