As Cyclone Alfred inches closer to the South East Queensland coast communities are bracing for impact.

There’s so much advice out there on how best to prepare, from taping windows to boarding them up to keeping doors open to filling up the bath and what essentials you should have.

Chief Engineer at the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University Dr David Henderson told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Don't shelter in rooms that have windows and glass in them."

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