What We Know So Far
- Storm made landfall as a category 5 cyclone.
- Winds of up to 295 kilometres per hour.
- Left trail of destruction over Yeppoon and Rockhampton.
- Biggest storm since Yasi in 2011.
Updates
TC Marcia has weakened to Category 2. Destructive winds possible at Biloela in coming hrs @BOM_Qld #TCMarcia #9News
Peak hour at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, thanks to Tropical Cyclone Marcia.
Morayfield shopping centre North Brisbane #TCMarcia
Morayfield near the train overpass. #TCMarcia
Bruce Hwy cut off by flooding #brisbane #qld #queensland #cyclonemarcia #tcmarcia http://t.co/rW4UsyHBiH
Sharknado... it's real and it's happening.
A shark has washed up on Lennox Beach this morning, following fierce surf conditions. #TCMarcia #9News
UPDATE: #TCMarcia has passed Rockhampton. Eye of the storm has collapsed, system expected to weaken as it moves S-SE
Opened like a cardboard box! RT @GregStolzJourno: Destroyed house in Yeppoon #TCMarcia
ABC cuts seem to be hitting the network hard! Senior TV Reporter Ben Worsley caught a falling light while reporting from northern New South Wales.
Residents of Rockhampton are now fishing in the streets, as Tropical Cyclone Marcia approaches.
Fishing in wackford street? #TCMarcia #Rockhampton
WOAH! RT @ddouglas888: #TCMarcia street? What street? #Rockhampton via @paulwiggins
Rockhampton home has lost its roof as Category 3 TC Marcia hits the city. Image @Kyle_Laidlaw #TCMarcia #9News
Some businesses in south-east Queensland are taking full advantage of #TCMarcia
This is an actual poster for an actual nightclub in Surfers. I'm dead 😂 #CycloneMarcia
Yeppoon residents are starting to see the effects of Tropical Cyclone Marcia as the category three storm heads south for Rockhampton.
Tree down along the debris-strewn esplanade at Yeppoon #TCMarcia
Damage from #CycloneMarcia in Yeppoon. Springfree trampoline snapped in half @abcnews @9NewsBrisbane @SevenNewsroom
Debris at base of apartment block in Yeppoon #TCMarcia
Kids on the Gold Coast shelter themselves from huge swells whipped up by Tropical Cyclone Marcia. Severe weather conditions expected for south-east Queensland over the next 48 hours
#TCMarcia is now a category three system, currently impacting Rockhampton. @BOM_Qld
Here's a satellite view of #TCMarcia crossing the Queensland coast - imagery from @NOAASatellites
#Marcia #Yeppoon #Queensland #BBC #intverview me - the Pom in Yeppoon
'Roof is folding up on the surf club' @GarryYoungberry; TC Marcia winds are battering Yeppoon. #TCMarcia #9News
NE Australia. RT @GregStolzJourno: Getting really intense now in Yeppoon #TCMarcia
This is #TCMarcia at #Yeppoon...ferocious buffeting NOW cat4 @7NewsBrisbane
"@MarlinaWhop: Garage doors getting smashed by #TCMarcia #Yeppoon " Cray cray!
#TCMarcia is about 30 mins away - I'm at Rosslyn Bay, about 8ks S of Yeppoon
UPDATE BREAKING WEATHER: #TCMarcia downgraded to category 4 but very destructive winds still expected near the centre. @tennewsqld
As of 11.45am Cyclone Marcia remains a category 5 system as it batters the town of Yeppoon.
500+ people sheltering in Yeppoon evacuation centre, lights down after switch to generator power. #TCMarcia #9News
Severe #TCMarcia Eye Wall now just: 35km NW of Yeppoon; 55km N of Rockhampton #cq
#TCMarcia only 50 km NNW of Yeppoon. Moving South at 21 km/h. Latest track below. @tennewsqld
Winds and seas are raging at Yeppoon, as Category 5 TC Marcia approaches. #TCMarcia #9News
The live coverage of #TCMarcia has been getting a little out of control with the commercial networks now playing "battle of the boxes."
LIVE BOX WATCH #TCMarcia Ch. 7: 7 live boxes Ch. 9: 8 live boxes Ch. 10: 10 live boxes!!!!! http://t.co/zVvN9XEvb1
Tropical Cyclone Marcia is bringing with it strong sea surges and swells as it heads down the Queensland coast. People as far as the Gold Coast are feeling the effects, but despite the warnings to stay out of the water, some are still taking the risk.
Some like it rough ... Or maybe not. Surfing Yeppoon in #TCMarcia #CycloneMarcia @SBSNews
Social media was sent into a spin overnight, after it was discovered that One Direction members Louis and Zayn were taking a break from their tour on Hamilton Island.
Fans of the boy band were worried that the boys were in the path of Cyclone Marcia and were in imminent danger.
picture of louis on hamilton island where the cyclone might block him and zayn from travelling to Perth!
Louis and Zayn are apparently on Hamilton island, and there is a cyclone heading that way...😱
It's ok everyone. Looks like the boys WILL make their Perth show.
Surging tides from Cyclone Marcia hit Main Beach in Yeppoon, Queensland.
Fantastic satellite image of #TCMarcia Well defined eye clearly evident. https://t.co/K42PXMlbjb
Haha. Typical Aussie understatement. #CycloneLam cyclone #Maningrida.
#CycloneMarcia has destructive wind gusts of 285km/hr. It is starting to be felt at Shoalwater Bay, set to be felt at Yeppoon next.