A severe tropical cyclone heading for the coast of Queensland has overnight been upgraded to category four and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology says it can't rule out the cyclone becoming category five by the end of the day.
It is is expected to hit land this afternoon.
We cross to Bowen in the Whitsundays to talk to 9 News reporter Tessa Hardy.
The first effects of Cyclone Debbie on Monday. Photo: ABC / Screengrab
Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
A track map for Cyclone Debbie. Photo: Supplied / Bureau of Meteorology
