9NEWS Queensland wins Clarion for Cyclone Debbie coverage

9NEWS Queensland has picked up a coveted Clarion Award for the newsroom’s coverage of Cyclone Debbie.

The annual awards, which celebrate the best in media across the state, were held in Brisbane tonight.

The team won in the category of Best Television News Report.

Debbie was the worst cyclone to hit the state since Yasi in 2011 when it made landfall as a category four storm in March.

Winds of up to 260 km/h downed trees, stripped buildings and caused wide-spread damage.

The judges of the awards said 9NEWS’ coverage was “absolutely outstanding.”

“This is new benchmark for modern television reporting in a disaster situation.”