QLD Flood Watch: Daintree to Mackay, the Western Cape York Peninsula and Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Catchments

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QLD Flood Watch: Daintree to Mackay, the Western Cape York Peninsula and Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Catchments Source: Bureau of Meteorology Issued at 11:40 am EST on Wednesday 30 January 2019 Flood Watch Number: 8 Moderate to major flooding is expected in the Flood Watch area later this week. The monsoon trough is currently extending across north Queensland and is forecast to remain in the region over the next few days. Some of the catchments in the Flood Watch area are saturated and have experienced flooding in the past week. This will result in a faster response in the rivers to any further rainfall. Heavy rainfall is expected between Townsville and Mackay during Wednesday into Thursday. From Thursday onwards, the monsoon trough is expected to start slowly moving northwards over the North Tropical Coast, western Cape York Peninsula and eastern Gulf catchments, resulting in multiple days of heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall may also lead to flash flooding. Flood Warnings are current for the following catchments: Murray, Bohle, Haughton, Don, Pioneer and Isaac rivers. Catchments expected to be affected include: Norman River Gilbert River Jardine River Ducie, Jackson and Skardon Rivers Wenlock River Embley and Mission Rivers Watson River Archer and Coen Rivers Holroyd and Kendall Rivers Coleman and Edward Rivers Mitchell River Staaten River Daintree River Mossman River Barron River Mulgrave and Russell Rivers Johnstone River Tully River Murray River Herbert River Black River Ross and Bohle Rivers Haughton River Burdekin River to Burdekin Falls Dam Burdekin River downstream of Burdekin Falls Dam Don and Proserpine Rivers Pioneer River See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood warnings for Queensland. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml 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/ Rainfall and River Conditions Map

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