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Residents on the north Queensland declension are bracing for flash flooding equally an extreme weather system sweeps across the land.
Fundamental points:
- The weather agency says May rain records have already been broken, with more than set to tumble
- Residents on the northward Queensland coast are existence warned of possible wink flooding every bit astringent weather heads towards the coast
- The SES have been delivering supplies to regions expected to cop major downpours
A severe weather warning extends from the central-west to the coast, where places like Townsville are expected to receive upwards to 250 millimetres of rain on Wednesday.
The SES has flood boats on standby and has pre-deployed crews to Ingham and the Burdekin.
May rainfall records have already been broken in Hughenden, which has received 70mm over the by 48 hours, too as in Richmond, which received 64mm.
Cloncurry has also smashed its previous record of 21.6mm, hitting 27.6mm.
"As this band moves towards the coast, we can expect to encounter more records broken for this event," BOM senior meteorologist Laura Boekel said.
"In the fundamental-west area, we are expecting six-hourly totals of upwardly to 100mm in general. Merely if nosotros do see storms within that rain band, that's where we could see totals exceed 150mm in that rain band," Ms Boekel said.
"More often than not around the coast, [we await to see] up to 150mm, noting that that could exist a bit higher within a six-hourly period.
Ms Boekel said Midweek's forecast would see a daily full of upward to 250mm of rain over Townsville, with more expected later in the week.
"Some pretty high rainfall totals expected inside the day tomorrow too as Thursday," she said.
Downpour a 'godsend' for graziers
Flinders Shire mayor Jane McNamara described the downpour then far as a "godsend" for graziers.
"Quite a scrap of the Flinders Shire was drought-stricken, so we're really celebrating this rain," she said.
"Only beautiful rain to follow up from that pelting we had a couple of weeks ago, which volition bring some unprecedented grass growth at this time of the year."
In Rockhampton, the council is offering sand piles to residents preparing for potential heavy rainfall in the region and localised flooding.
Local Shane Reynolds took reward, shovelling plenty numberless to fill his trailer.
"We flash inundation where we alive, then [even with] 50mm of rain, it comes in underneath the house, so what we're doing is trying to minimise that– depending on the rain.
"I've done it before, many a times.
"Evidently [nosotros could be] getting 200mm, 300mm, or 70mm – they don't know, and then you're just better off being prepared."
Ms Boekel said the severe weather had been triggered by a moist, tropical air mass extending down from the state's north.
"The air from the torrid zone is really moist … and that's existence pushed down beyond really large parts of Queensland, all the way down to the due south-e corner," she said.
Weather organisation heads coastal
South of Innisfail on the north Queensland coast, more than 190mm of rain has fallen at the BOM'southward Mourilyan Mill Alarm since 9am.
Mourilyan Bakery possessor Milva Cumuglia said the downpour peaked around lunchtime and left the Bruce Highway partially closed.
"The gutters were total of water, the water was just streaming downwardly the footpath and information technology was almost cyclonic because there was a lot of wind and the rain was coming from all directions.
"We never really got a wet flavour up here, and then to have thunder, and I mean large cracks of thunder and lightning in May, is crazy."
Ms Camuglia said she feared she would have to close the bakery as the water rose around her.
"We had water coming through the dorsum door of the bakery correct through to the front," she said.
"Information technology was merely nigh a millimetre off coming into the baking room and I thought 'nosotros're in problem now'.
"At that phase when we were deciding what we were going to do information technology then just stopped."
The BOM has wound dorsum concerns for western Queensland towns, including Longreach, which has received simply over 30mm since Monday.
"Overnight in particular, we've very concerned about the north tropical coast southward of Cairns and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin too," BOM forecaster Pieter Claasen said.
"[We're] probable to see falls widespread in the 100-200mm range there in the adjacent 24 hours, and could run into isolated rain in excess of 250mm in the next 24 hours as well."
Outback councils remain concerned for motorists travelling in the region, due to likely road closures and boggy weather condition.
"For visitors, delight stay where yous are at the moment until this rain influence goes over, the best advice is if you're in a town just stay there for an extra couple of days," Mr McNamara said.
Man rescued from floodwaters 'lucky to exist live'
Meanwhile, a homo in his early 20s is "lucky to be alive" after police and firies rescued him from a flooded causeway in Mount Isa on Monday.
The man entered the flooded Alma Street causeway at 11pm and was swept 500 metres downstream of the Leichhardt River, clinging to reeds along the river for thirty minutes.
Queensland law Inspector Erin Shawcross said the human being was "extremely lucky to survive".
"Our law and other responders on the nighttime traversed forth the banks to maintain a visual as he was swept downstream and was able to hold onto a tree when they arrived. Information technology certainly could have turned a lot more than nasty," Inspector Shawcross said.
He was conscious and breathing when rescued but was unable to walk due to exhaustion and was taken to Mount Isa Hospital in a stable status with hypothermia.
'5 times your May average' for Townsville
Ms Boekel said the rainfall would become more than widespread and move further due north to Townsville from Wednesday.
"Equally the week moves on, nosotros are expecting to see that rainfall motion towards the declension, to areas of Townsville and … south of Cairns, that's where we can expect to meet the heavier rainfall," Ms Boekel said.
"Generally, the range [predicted] for Townsville is 150 to 200mm, noting that could exist higher if nosotros do see unlike phenomena.
"We typically come across around 30mm of rain in Townsville [in May] and we're predicting at least 150mm."
Townsville mayor Jenny Hill said sandbagging depots were open around the city and urged residents in flood-prone areas to ready.
"This sort of weather nosotros normally wait during the moisture season [but] it'due south unusual at this time of year," Ms Hill said.
"Part of the problem is nosotros don't know exactly how the rain will autumn and the intensity.
"If we receive 150mm in two hours for example, and that'south some of the problems we had in 2019, areas that aren't actually covered by the Ross River Dam could be at chance of flash flooding."
Ms Hill said parts of the Bohle catchment and Northern Beaches were most at risk.
"If we see significant rainfall this night, nosotros might see for case that [lower Bohle] bridge go nether once more and major traffic jams," Ms Hill said.
"This is a ane-day issue and we should have the resilience inside our community to exist able to bargain with this."
The moisture weather is expected to top upwardly the Ross River Dam, which is currently at 68 per cent chapters.
Life-threatening flash flooding possible
Ms Boekel warned this week's local, intense rainfall could see life-threatening flash and riverine flooding.
A flood watch is electric current for several already-saturated catchments beyond the state.
"Especially in the due south-east and forth parts of the declension, we've already seen quite a lot of pelting, then information technology doesn't accept a lot of rainfall for catchments to answer really chop-chop," Ms Boekel said.
"That's when we can encounter flash flooding and those situations that become more life-threatening."
Depression-menses releases from Somerset Dam into Wivenhoe Dam are planned for the side by side two days to manage water levels.
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-10/qld-weather-storms-heavy-rain-forecast-north-queensland/101049362
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