Cyclone Vaianu - Saturday update
🔴🔴The Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Strong Wind Warning has been upgraded to Red with the strongest winds expected on Sunday.
‼️All other Warnings and Watches remain in place.
Details here
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Tropical Cyclone Maila is intensifying in the Solomon Sea.
Maila is forecast to become a severe tropical cyclone by later tonight or early Monday morning.
Maila is expected to be slow moving over the Solomon Sea through until the middle of the week.
This Emergency Warning - Leave Immediately is being issued for the area surrounding A1 Mine Settlement.
Leaving immediately is the safest option, before conditions become too dangerous.
More details at https://t.co/hjswqzZAOJ
Tomorrow's Thunderstorm FORECAST
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are possible from Mackay across the northern interior to the southern Gulf coast.
River rises are possible with the current wet conditions from this broad trough system.
More: https://t.co/QYRYz5cIXN
Severe thunderstorms likely to produce
Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding,
Damaging winds and large hailstones
Were detected near Warwick, Pittsworth and Jondaryan.
Forecast to affect the area east of Warwick and the area northeast of Warwick by 3:15 pm
⚠️Major Flood Warning for the Flinders River
🔴 MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES AT WALKERS BEND
🟡MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT RICHMOND
Moderate to heavy rainfall may redevelop from this weekend primarily to the east of the catchment in the upper Flinders
https://t.co/OVuCQX3Zgu
⚠️FLASH Tropical Cyclone Advice
Warning for Port Douglas to Tully, including Cairns and Innisfail
Tropical Low 12U is now forecast to reach tropical cyclone intensity prior to reaching the coast. Rain and wind impacts are likely to be similar regardless
https://t.co/GCtodzB4vv
⚠️ Major Flood Warning for the Herbert River
🔴MAJOR FLOODING LIKELY ALONG LOWER HERBERT CATCHMENT WITH FORECAST RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY
Heavy rainfall is forecast over the coming days.
https://t.co/yXYRl3cN7E
⚠️Moderate Flood Warning for the Tully River
🟡MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE AT EURAMO OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Further heavy rainfall is forecast to develop from overnight Friday into Saturday.
https://t.co/uR3kXhiHw5
⚠️Severe Weather Warning for HEAVY, LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS
A tropical low approaches the northeast tropical coast, bringing heavy to LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL and damaging winds from later today, continuing over the weekend.
https://t.co/9Ye194KBDr
Tropical Low 12U is developing off the north-east #Queensland coast, now forecast to reach tropical cyclone intensity prior to reaching the coast.
Current: 10:51 am AEST Friday 9 January 2026.
Latest track map: https://t.co/kvnVnSAbuC
⚠️Moderate Flood Warning for the Western River and Flood Warning for the Diamantina River
🟠 RENEWED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE AT WINTON FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEDNESDAY
https://t.co/QMmoO4pX8B