QLD Flood Watch: Innisfail to Proserpine
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 12:15 pm EST on Sunday 27 January 2019
Flood Watch Number: 5
Heavy rainfall is expected in the Flood Watch area from Sunday afternoon.
The monsoon trough currently extends across far north Queensland and is forecast to shift slowly southwards over north Queensland during Sunday and Monday.
Catchments in the Flood Watch area have recorded rainfall in the past 24 hours with some river level rises.
The heaviest rainfall is expected generally north of Bowen during Sunday, extending further south to the Whitsundays and adjacent inland areas during Monday.
Heavy rainfall will then move northwards from Wednesday and back towards catchments that are currently in Flood Warnings.
A Severe Weather Warning is current for parts of the Flood Watch area.
Heavy rainfall may also lead to flash flooding.
Flood Warnings are current for the following catchments: Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave, Russell, Tully and Murray Rivers.
Catchments expected to be affected include:
Johnstone 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
Although river levels remain high over the far northern Cape York Peninsula no further heavy rainfall is expected during the next few days over the following catchments: Watson, Archer, Coen, Holroyd, Kendall, Coleman, Edward, Mitchell, Staaten, Norman and Gilbert Rivers. Showers and thunderstorms will continue across this area.
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/
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