Chopper pilot Scott Blacket giving us a birds eye view of the King Creek area near Bedourie in the Channel Country of Central West QLD… the Georgina River in full flood!
Hard to capture the volume of water on video but walking in I could feel the ground shaking amidst a deafening roar. An unprecedented 6ft of rain fell on the catchment over the past few days. #cairnsflood
🌧️ A trough associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper produced more than 500 mm of rainfall at sites in the North Tropical Coast over the past 24 hours to 9am, in the Daintree, Mossman and Barron catchments. Subject to verification, some sites have recorded up to around 800 mm.
Widespread heavy rainfall occurred in parts of FNQ from 14-18th December 2023. Many areas from Tully to Cape Melville had 400-1000 mm with localised falls of 1200-1600 mm between Cairns & Cooktown. For maps of recent/past conditions: https://t.co/Iyz8GcsS2u
Much of the Far North is underwater tonight, as a result of the most severe flooding the region has experienced in almost 50 years. Low-lying homes have been inundated and another six to 12 hours of heavy rain is forecast for tonight. 📍EMERGENCY ALERTS: https://t.co/AllY4QqW77
Major flooding and an evacuation order out for parts of Cairns this morning. Rainfall intensities and totals are expected to continue for another 48 hours.
⚠️🌧️Intense rain is exacerbating ongoing Major Flooding across #FNQ this morning. Nearly 500mm has fallen since 9am yesterday. Numerous flood warnings are current, including the Herbert, Murray, Daintree, Mulgrave and Johnston Rivers. Warnings: https://t.co/FBmpsInT9o
@HydrometryEA Just to clarify, Cyclone Gabriel was in February 2023. Your post reads like this is just happening. It was a pretty awful event in the Hawks Bay region.
⚠️Major Flood Warning issued for the Barron River. Major flooding likely at Cairns Airport during Sunday afternoon & occurring at Kamerunga Bridge. Rainfall up to 513 mm was recorded over the Barron River catchment in the 24 hours to 9 am Sunday. Details: https://t.co/wruahPSLv2
⚠️Major Flood Warning for the Barron River. Major flooding at Cairns Airport expected to exceed the 1977 flood this afternoon. Elevated river levels and moderate to major flooding is occurring downstream of Tinaroo Dam to Barron Falls. Details: https://t.co/DymaXOX1nP