00:00Alfred isn't here yet, but is already causing havoc.
00:08Water Police search rough seas off Tweed Heads for a missing jet skier, before finding out
00:13it was a false alarm.
00:15Tonight it's feared there could be more rescue missions to come.
00:19The weather is deteriorating rapidly for us.
00:22Whilst it may look like the rivers aren't flooding, there is high concern that they
00:26will start to flood overnight.
00:28The SES urging residents in parts of northern New South Wales to get out before nine o'clock
00:33tonight.
00:34Some had already decided to leave.
00:37Patricia McDonald was trapped in flood waters three years ago.
00:41We were up to our neck in water and had to be rescued by one of the tinnies.
00:46The Lismore woman and her grandson this afternoon got ready to make a quick exit.
00:51I've got all my stuff packed in my car pretty much.
00:53A delay in the timing of the crossing of the cyclone across landfall does not mean
00:58less impact.
00:59In fact, it could mean even more rain.
01:02Alfred is behaving at the moment like a completely unwanted house guest.
01:08He's told us that it's going to be late, but linger even longer.
01:11Dorigo in the northern Tablelands has already received a drenching.
01:14I went out to check the rain gauge this morning and I had 226mm in it, which is more rain
01:21than had been forecast for the whole event.
01:24These houses in Lismore have been vacant since the devastating floods of 2022 after being
01:29brought back by the state government.
01:31Today, the Premier confirmed a new round of support has been locked in for people in this
01:36region after the federal government agreed to fast-track disaster assistance for 15 of
01:42the state's local government areas.
01:44Everyone hopes they won't need that help.
01:47I'm a little bit anxious, a bit apprehensive because you just don't know exactly what to
01:50expect.
01:51We do know the cyclone is coming, but not how hard it will hit.
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