BOM’s fears of 8m waves as cyclone in tensifies, destructive path revealed

Email Packing winds of up to 130km/h, 8m waves and up to a metre of rain, Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now a Category 2 storm primed to cross the coast late Thursday, with northern NSW towns warned to “expect the worst”.

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