NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Deb Platts says people need to be ready to evacuate, with Cyclone Alfred bringing up to 700mm of rain.

NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Deb Platts has urged people in the path of Cyclone Alfred to check on their neighbours.

NSW SES Commissioner Deb Platts says 23 evacuation orders are still in place in the state's north-east.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall on Thursday as a category 2 system, bringing up to 300 millimetres of rain.

Residents warned of up to 700mm rain; flash flooding expected in coastal areas.

Flash flooding and storm surges are the chief concerns as Tropical Cyclone Alfred surges toward millions of people, bringing with it torrential rain...

Almost a metre of rain is forecast to fall over Northern NSW as residents prepare the state’s first tropical cyclone in more than three decades.

Almost a metre of rain is forecast to fall over Northern NSW as residents prepare the state’s first tropical cyclone in more than three decades.

Almost a metre of rain is forecast to fall over Northern NSW as residents prepare the state’s first tropical cyclone in more than three decades.

Four million people in Queensland and NSW brace for the worst of the storm.