Queensland is facing a "typical Australian summer" with at least one potentially devastating cyclone predicted to cross the coast.
An average storm season is expected for the sunshine state, with four cyclones expected to form in eastern waters, the Bureau of Meteorology's Victoria Dodds said on Monday.
Just one of those is predicted to make landfall.
But Ms Dodds warned Queenslanders not to become complacent with the low predicted numbers.
"It's that one tropical storm as we saw in severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie that can cause major disruption and devastation for communities, so we can never be complacent," she said.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says communities at Daydream Island, Airlie Beach and Proserpine, which were decimated when Cyclone Debbie crossed the coast in March, are still recovering.
"What we saw from Tropical Cyclone Debbie was a huge impact right across the state, more than $2 billion worth of damage and of course people are still going through the recovery effort.
"There are still people out there who are going through counselling and it had horrific impacts on people's homes."
The premier, who on Monday launched Get Ready Week for natural disaster awareness, urged Queenslanders to prepare early for storm season.
The Bureau of Meteorology will on Monday brief cabinet about the seasonal outlook for the summer ahead.
Ms Dodds says above average forecasted temperatures means an increased risk of heatwaves, particularly in the northern parts of the state.
Bushfires remain a high risk, but widespread flooding is not expected this summer.
