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Cyclone Koji crossed the far northeast coast of Australia on Sunday and was downgraded to a tropical storm, but authorities warned of destructive winds and possible flooding

Extreme weather is triggering warnings across the country today. There are multiple fire emergencies in Victoria, while a strong heatwave will continue its grip both on the entire south-east of the country today. Further north, tropical north Queensland faces heavy rainfall and the threat of further floods, and even the risk of a cyclone.

North Queensland is on high alert as Cyclone Koji storms towards the coast and threatens to smash into communities near Townsville on Sunday morning.

Australia's Queensland on Sunday braced for a tropical cyclone to make landfall, with authorities urging residents to prepare for destructive winds and possible flooding in the state's north.

Tropical Cyclone Koji was downgraded to a category 1 system overnight but is still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall to North Queensland from today.

Track the path of Tropical Cyclone Koji and monitor wind speeds as the system moves towards the coast. Labels show the highest and latest wind speed points on each chart. A tropical cyclone has formed off the north Queensland coast, bringing with it the danger of damaging winds and heavy rain.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) officially declared a tropical low lurking in the Coral Sea a cyclone on Saturday evening.Tropical Cyclone Koji has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and is forecast to cross the Queensland coast,

The tropical low menacing with the North Queensland coast is now set to become a cyclone by 10pm on Saturday. The system, which is currently 405 kilometres northeast of Cairns and 580 kilometres north northeast of Townsville, is gaining strength, and will develop into a cyclone on Saturday night about 10pm – near Palm Island.