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BOM warns Cyclone Debbie hours from making landfall in Queensland

The destructive core of Cyclone Debbie is already being felt along the north Queensland coastline, with wind gusts hitting Hamilton Island off the Whitsundays “like freight trains” and reports of roofs starting to lift in the Whitsundays.

About 25,000 people in low-lying areas have been urged to reach higher ground ahead of an expected storm surge.

The eye of the slow-moving category four cyclone was over Hayman Island at 8:00am, where gusts of up to 190 kilometres per hour are already being felt.

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