Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 11:27 am EST on Tuesday 11 February 2025

Flood Watch Number: 18

MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS MULTIPLE CATCHMENTS IN THE NORTH TROPICAL COAST, CENTRAL COAST, GULF COUNTRY, AND LAKE EYRE BASIN

FURTHER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE GULF COUNTRY AND WESTERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA CATCHMENTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS

The monsoon trough extends across the base of Cape York Peninsula. The trough will weaken and contract into the northern Peninsula from Wednesday. An embedded tropical low is currently situated over northern Queensland, west of Ingham. This system will move eastward towards the tropical east coast during Tuesday, then offshore across the Coral Sea from Wednesday.

Catchments across the Flood Watch area are very wet from recent rainfall and will respond quickly to further rainfall.

Moderate to localised heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the next couple days, particularly in areas near the monsoon trough and the tropical low.

River level rises and areas of flooding are possible across the Flood Watch area. Elevated tides are also occurring which may enhance flooding in coastal parts of the Flood Watch area.

Isolation of communities and disruption to transport routes are possible over the next few days.

A Severe Weather Warning for heavy, locally intense rainfall is current for the Herbert and Lower Burdekin and parts of North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central Coast and Whitsundays Forecast Districts.

Catchments likely to be affected include:

Settlement Creek

Leichhardt River

Cloncurry River

Coleman and Edward Rivers

Mitchell River

Staaten River

Flood warnings are current for the following catchments: Norman and Gilbert Rivers, Tully and Murray Rivers, Herbert River, Ross, Bohle and Black Rivers and Bluewater Creek, Haughton River, Connors and Isaac Rivers, Western and Diamantina Rivers, Nicholson and Gregory Rivers, Flinders River, Thomson and Barcoo Rivers, and Burdekin River.

See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.

For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.html

Flood Safety Advice:
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.

Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.

For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.

For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.

This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.

Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/

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