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Sunday April 9, 2017

Vigorous cold front blasts the southeast

12:02 EST
A strong cold front is making its presence felt as it continues its march across the southeast.
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Late-season tropical activity

09:42 EST
With tropical cyclone season soon to wrap up, Australian and nearby tropical waters have seen a surge in cyclone activity late in the season.
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Saturday April 8, 2017

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend

09:54 EST
West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend With cold and stormy weather affecting the southern and southeastern parts of the country in coming days, while residual flooding and strong winds still plague the east, it looks like the best beach weather can be found along the west coast.
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Autumnal week ahead for Sydney

07:05 EST
After a pleasant burst of warmth this weekend, strong winds, frequent showers and cooler temperatures will dominate the weather next week.
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Friday April 7, 2017

Wintry woes in Victoria on Sunday

14:37 EST
It will be a weekend of two halves in Melbourne as the strongest cold front so far this season crosses Victoria on Sunday.
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Cyclone Ernie to dodge Australia

10:56 EST
Australia has just doubled last season's number of tropical cyclones after Ernie joined the tally overnight.
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Thursday April 6, 2017

Fog and smoke: A tale of two cities

13:16 EST
Perth and Melbourne shared a common problem as the sun rose above the horizon this morning.
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Snow on the horizon

11:04 EST
It's going to snow in Australia this weekend.
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Wednesday April 5, 2017

Rockhampton flood: A historical comparison

15:28 EST
Rockhampton is bracing for a major flood peak of nine metres tomorrow morning.
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Warm, dry end to autumn tipped for NSW

10:58 EST
It was a near-record warm and notably wet March for much of New South Wales, although as always, some areas bucked the trend.
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Tuesday April 4, 2017

Perth's mild March

12:16 EST
Perth had a fairly cool March with rain falling more frequently than usual.
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Sydney plagued by showers

10:24 EST
Showers are pestering Sydney once again this week as eastern New South Wales remains locked in a wet weather pattern.
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Monday April 3, 2017

Hot, wet March for parts of Queensland

16:19 EST
Brisbane has continued its run of sultry weather by notching up its warmest March on record.
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Rockhampton braces as Fitzroy River heads toward 2011 flood level

ABC image 10:56 EST
Expected flood levels in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton have been revised down, with the Fitzroy River only expected to reach 9 metres on Wednesday.
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Eastern flooding update

10:09 EST
Floodwaters will continue to plague parts of eastern Australia this week in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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NSW floods: Murwillumbah family brave deep water to save horse

ABC licensed image 08:22 EST
Two men who saved a horse from drowning at Murwillumbah have said they thought the animal would die in their arms through the night.
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Cyclone Debbie flooding clean-up underway in Logan, south of Brisbane, after river peaks

ABC image 07:15 EST
Flood-ravaged areas in Logan, south of Brisbane, are cleaning up after the region's river peaked at levels not seen since 1974.
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Floodwaters sweep away house minutes after family rescued from roof

ABC licensed image 07:14 EST
A family has been saved from the roof of their home on the northern Gold Coast minutes before it was swept away in floodwaters.
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Whitsunday Islands 'back in the game' after weathering Cyclone Debbie

ABC image 07:09 EST
Tour boats are back on the water in the Whitsunday Islands less than a week after Cyclone Debbie unleashed its fury on north-east Queensland.
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Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton residents prepare for record-breaking flood

ABC licensed image 00:28 EST
Authorities are doorknocking residents in Rockhampton in central Queensland, warning them to leave low-lying areas ahead of a potentially record-breaking flood this week.
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NSW floods: Lismore, Tweed Heads residents cleared to return as water subsides

00:27 EST
The New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) has cleared people to return to their homes and businesses in Lismore, as flood waters recede in the stricken city.
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Sunday April 2, 2017

SA thawing out after recent chill

16:01 EST
Despite a cool end to the month, March turned out to be warmer than summer in parts of South Australia and another warm spell is about to begin.
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Cyclone Debbie: Third person dies as flood crisis continues for NSW and Queensland

13:35 EST
Residents have been warned the deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland, as the clean-up continues.
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Tasmania chilling

13:18 EST
Many people in Tasmania woke up to frosty conditions this morning as overnight temperatures dipped below freezing.
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Flooding from Cyclone Debbie leaves towns reeling as Rockhampton prepares for inundation

12:21 EST
Clean-up in the flood devastated regions of northern NSW has begun, but Rockhampton residents have several nights of restless sleep and anxious days of waiting ahead of them.
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Cyclone Debbie: Dingo Beach residents tell stories of survival as wait for help continues

ABC image 11:00 EST
As Cyclone Debbie approached the Queensland coast, Dean Springbett tucked himself into bed and brought something with him.
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Flood fallout from Cyclone Debbie stretches across two states, clean-up efforts begin

ABC image 09:44 EST
The effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie are continuing to be felt across Queensland and northern parts of New South Wales.
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Cyclone Debbie: Residents prepare to clean up storm-ravaged areas, as SES urges people to heed safety warnings

09:18 EST
Three people remain missing in Queensland as Logan in the state's south-east gets ready to clean-up after what has been Thousands were forced to flee low-lying parts of Logan, Beaudesert and the northern Gold Coast on Friday after hundreds of millimetres of rain caused unprecedented river rises and flooding.
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Cyclone Debbie: Logan flooding worse since 1974, body found in waters

ABC licensed image 01:02 EDT
The body of missing man Nelson Raebel has been pulled from floodwaters at Eagleby, south of Brisbane.
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Saturday April 1, 2017

Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton faces biggest flood since 1954, 3,000 homes at risk

ABC licensed image 19:06 EDT
Rockhampton residents have been told to prepare for the city's worst flood since 1954, with the Fitzroy River predicted to peak at 9.4 metres on Wednesday.
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NSW floods: Two dead, evacuation orders issued as waters move south

ABC image 17:04 EDT
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejikilian has pleaded with locals to heed SES warnings as the threat from the state's deadly flood crisis moves south from the stricken city of Lismore.
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Cyclone Debbie flood emergency continues across south-east Queensland

ABC licensed image 16:30 EDT
Residents in some low-lying parts of Logan, south of Brisbane, are again being asked to consider leaving their homes as the flood emergency caused by ex-Cyclone Debbie continues.
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NSW floods: Residents clean up, take stock of loss after record water levels

ABC image 15:59 EDT
As the rivers hit their mid-day peaks in northern New South Wales communities in flood crisis, local residents begin to sift through their sodden possessions and assess the damage to their homes.
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NSW floods: Danger not yet passed for NSW and parts of SEQ as clean up continues

15:46 EDT
New South Wales is bracing for further devastation as flood waters remain high, with the prospect of more damage on the way.
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Cyclone Debbie: Communities struggling to reach emergency services say 'nobody came to see us'

ABC image 14:04 EDT
Cyclone and are returning to their homes and assessing the damage, but some residents say they feel they have been forgotten.
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The turning of the rain: dry to encroach on wet

13:56 EDT
March has been wet for the southeast coast.
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Heavy snow and blizzard conditions to hit Melbourne!

09:56 EDT
After a run of particularly chilly nights, Melbourne is in for some interesting weather over the next week.
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Two dead in NSW, south-east Qld faces massive clean-up as flooding wreaks havoc on east coast

ABC image 05:43 EDT
Two people are dead and tens of thousands are unable to return to their homes in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland amid ongoing flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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Cyclone Debbie: Airlie Beach and Proserpine locals pull together despite lack of power, water

ABC image 01:02 EDT
Many parts of the Whitsunday coast in north Queensland are still without power and running water, several days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region.
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Friday March 31, 2017

Northern NSW bearing brunt of ex-Cyclone Debbie as Queensland faces massive clean-up effort

23:39 EDT
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland as "unprecedented" flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie continues.
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NSW floods: One dead, 20,000 evacuated as water inundates Murwillumbah, Lismore

ABC image 20:56 EDT
A body has been found on a property in northern New South Wales, where a flood emergency has seen 20,000 people evacuated.
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Cyclone Debbie hits Queensland farmers hard, hundreds of millions in crops lost

ABC image 20:15 EDT
The full extent of the agricultural losses in north-east Queensland has started to emerge as communication and access to farmers is gradually restored.
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Cyclone Debbie flood threat continues in south-east Queensland with swollen rivers and creeks

ABC image 20:08 EDT
Floodwaters continue to threaten communities throughout south-east Queensland, a day after ex-cyclone Debbie swept through the region.
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NSW flooding: Lismore ordered to evacuate, Murwillumbah residents stuck on roofs

ABC image 18:18 EDT
About 20,000 people have been evacuated, while 10,000 are without power and safe water supply after northern New South Wales was inundated by severe flooding today.
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Western Australia's inland lakes become breeding grounds for thousands of waterbirds

Audience submitted image 16:36 EDT
Western Australia's northern desert region has been transformed into a breeding ground for thousands of waterbirds following a record-breaking wet season.
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Cyclone Debbie: Evacuations in Gold Coast, Logan, Beenleigh amid record floods

ABC image 15:33 EDT
Thousands of residents in low-lying areas of the northern Gold Coast, Logan, and Beaudesert have fled their homes as torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Debbie hits local rivers.
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Drone project aims to deliver rapid disaster response after cyclones

ABC image 13:57 EDT
As flooding from ex-tropical cyclone Debbie continues to lash parts of Queensland and New South Wales, a new research project is examining how drones can help in disaster recovery.
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NSW flooding: Photos reveal devastation in Lismore and Murwillumbah

ABC image 12:31 EDT
Major floods have hit the New South Wales far north coast, with Murwillumbah and Lismore, the main areas hit.
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Weather News

Vigorous cold front blasts the southeast

12:02 EST

A strong cold front is making its presence felt as it continues its march across the southeast.

Late-season tropical activity

09:42 EST

With tropical cyclone season soon to wrap up, Australian and nearby tropical waters have seen a surge in cyclone activity late in the season.

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend

09:54 EST

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend With cold and stormy weather affecting the southern and southeastern parts of the country in coming days, while residual flooding and strong winds still plague the east, it looks like the best beach weather can be found along the west coast.