Cyclone Emergency Information
Cyclone Emergency Information
Being prepared helps protect you, your family and your property. This page provides clear, essential information to help you get ready, stay safe and stay informed.
In aN Emergency
If your life or property is in immediate danger, call 000.
For emergency updates and warnings, always follow official sources:
Get Prepared
Don’t wait until a cyclone is approaching. Prepare early.
Make a Plan
- Discuss what you will be doing with your household
- Know where you will shelter
- Plan how you will communicate if services are disrupted
- Identify support for elderly family members, children and pets
Prepare an Emergency Kit
Your kit should include:
- Secure loose outdoor items
- Trim overhanging branches
- Clear gutters and drains
- Check roof and fencing
- Protect windows if needed
DFES has kindly provided a check list for you. Click Here
DFES Cyclone Emergency Kit Fact Sheet. Click Here
Preparation Checklist
Before Cyclone Season
- Update emergency kit
- Review your household plan
- Check property maintenance
- Save emergency contact numbers
When a Cyclone Is Approaching
- Monitor official warnings
- Charge devices
- Secure outdoor items
- Park vehicles safely
- Store documents safely
Staying Safe During a Cyclone
While a cyclone is impacting your area:
- Stay indoors at all times
- Keep away from windows and glass doors
- Shelter in the strongest part of your home
- Use battery radio or mobile device for updates
- Avoid using gas or fuel appliance indoor
- Do not go outside during the ‘eye’ of the storm
Only leave your shelter when authorities say it is safe.
The New Australian Warning System
2024 saw the launch of the Australian Warning System (AWS). Please read this information as it may save property and lives.
Call to Action – Advice
- Prepare now
- Stay informed
- Monitor conditions
- Stay informed/threat is reduced
- Avoid the area
- Return with caution
Call to Action – Watch and Act
- Prepare to leave/evacuate
- Leave/evacuate now (if you are not prepared)
- Prepare to take shelter
- Move/stay indoors
- Stay near shelter
- Walk two or more streets back
- Monitor conditions as they are changing
- Be aware of ember attack
- Move to higher ground (away from creeks/rivers/coast)
- Limit time outside (cyclone, heat, asthma)
- Avoid the area/avoid the flooded area
- Stay away from damaged buildings and other hazards
- Prepare for isolation
- Protect yourself against the impacts of extreme heat
- Do not enter flood water
- Not safe to return
- Prepare your property (cyclone/storm)
Call to Action – Emergency Warning
- Leave/evacuate (immediately, by am/pm/hazard timing)
- Seek/take shelter now
- Shelter indoors now
- Too late/dangerous to leave
Stay Informed
For accurate, up-to-date information, rely on:
