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Below notes roads around Nambour that were closed earlier this morning. As it has been racing pretty much non-stop this morning, the situation in many spots will not have improved significantly. Stay safe out there.

SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED - The yellow dots on the maps shows where the roads are flooded and currently closed (5.35)
*pls feel free to add the specific road closures in comments below

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 system, is slowly moving towards the south-east Queensland coast with impacts expected to increase this evening.

Alfred is expected to remain a category 2 system until the centre starts to interact with the coast and Islands. The centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta.

Gales with damaging wind gusts to 120 km/hr are developing near the coast between Cape Moreton and Cape Byron and are expected to develop along the remaining south-east Qld and north-eastern NSW coastal and island communities between Double Island Point and Ballina during Thursday evening, possibly extending as far south as Grafton.

Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 km/hr may develop about coastal and island locations near and to the south of the cyclone centre, as Alfred's destructive core approaches the coast.

A dangerous storm tide is likely along the coastal foreshore for exposed areas between Cape Moreton and Yamba, including the Gold Coast and Byron Bay beaches, ahead of the coastal crossing time on the high tides.

Abnormally high tides are likely to continue causing minor flooding of coastal low-lying areas between Double Island Point and Grafton, particularly during the time of high tides Thursday night into early Friday morning and Friday night into early Saturday morning.

Damaging surf leading to significant beach erosion remains likely for the open beaches between Double Island Point and Grafton, and further south over the NSW coast. Separate Coastal Hazard and Hazardous Surf warnings are current for south-east Qld and NSW coasts.

Heavy rainfall may develop for south-east Qld and north-eastern NSW from Thursday night. Heavy to locally intense rainfall which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding may occur near and south of the cyclone centre as Alfred approaches and crosses the coast.

Separate Severe Weather Warning and Flood Watches are current for south-east Qld and north-east NSW.

For the latest tropical cyclone warnings and the Tropical Cyclone 7 day forecast, visit www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/

Absolutely love it up along the range. Such a beautiful area. Such a pity so many Sunshine Coast tourists never get to enjoy this fabulous part of our country. We highly recommend the drive from Mapelton to Maleny and even further out, if you have time to spare while you are here.