Residents living in red zone suburbs such as Cairns North, Cairns City, Portsmith and Parramatta Park are likely to be the worst impacted. “If you’re in one of those (storm surge) zones ...

A storm surge prepare to leave warning was issued by Cairns Regional Council at 9.30am on Tuesday. Residents in red and orange zones, which includes large areas of the city, Portsmith, most of the ...

"Storm surge" is defined as the abnormal water level that rises above the typical tide during a tropical event.

It may be safer, however, to stay put and ride out the storm, as long as you’re in a sturdy structure and not in a flood zone. After back ... for areas where storm surge is a threat or for ...