Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has unleashed heavy rain, strong winds, and high surf along Australia's east coast for the past week, delivering some of the highest rainfall in decades to southern Queensland.

Millions of residents along Australia's eastern coast are preparing for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region in over five decades.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to intensify into a category two storm off the coast of Queensland, Australia, overnight.