There are currently tens of thousands of South-East Queensland residents without power at the moment with most of the outages on the Gold Coast so far.

Energex Spokesperson Danny Donald told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "If you've got no power now, just be aware that you may not have power until well after the cyclone passes."

"When the emergency services and the professionals say it's too dangerous, we take heed and take note."

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