Queensland braces for massive waves from Cyclone LindaLinda formed into a Category 1 Tropical Cyclone on Tuesday in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland. Wild winds and dangerous surf will batter Australia's Queensland coastline after Tropical Cyclone Linda formed in the Coral Sea, although it's not expected to make landfall. The low-pressure system intensified into a category one system on Tuesday afternoon and four-metre waves are expected to lash the coast from Wednesday. Crawford said the wild weather had taken a toll on communities, including Yam Island in the Torres Strait, north and far north Queensland, and swathes of the state's western interior. "It's quite evident - just the sheer size of this weather system and the storms and floods that have occurred," he told reporters in Innisfail.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2018 16:18 UTC