Douglas region braces for heavy downpour
SEVERE WEATHER
DOUGLAS Shire residents are being urged to prepare for falls of up to 300mm over the next two days as a severe weather warning is issued for the region.
Heavy rain is slowly moving north towards Port Douglas with a flood watch now in place from Cooktown to Rollingstone.
Innisfail received 319mm overnight, with the Douglas region bracing for a similar deluge.
“We are expecting the overnight rain to potentially be quite heavy, with isolated falls of up to 300mm possible,” Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Annabelle Ford told Newsport.
“South of Port Douglas is where the really heavy rain has been falling but it’s slowly moving north. It could hit the region tonight and tomorrow.”
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Between 100mm-200mm was expected to in the next two days with flash flooding possible in Mossman, Port Douglas and the Daintree Village.
“Keep an eye on the warnings because we could potentially see more flood warnings issued later today,” Ford said.
Steady, heavy rainfall about the coast & ranges between #Cairns and #Tully overnight resulted in some areas recording 150mm to 220mm in the 6 hours to 5am. Steady rain continues in the area. Be careful on the drive to work this AM. #IfItsFloodedForgetIt https://t.co/fQFZf2GnrG pic.twitter.com/ReBqdIsDP9
— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 4, 2018
?? #Tully #Flood Warning issued for #Euramo with minor flooding expected Monday afternoon. Further heavy rainfall of 200-300 mm possible in the next 24 hours. Check warnings https://t.co/Vn0q643OdE & follow the advice of local emergency services @QldFES#IfItsFloodedForgetIt pic.twitter.com/3Bw8gQI6nD
— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 4, 2018
A renewed burst of storm activity with heavy rain has moved onto the northeast coast between Mossman and #Daintree. Severe #QldStorm warning current. #IfItsFloodedForgetIt https://t.co/O1SkRhTr17 pic.twitter.com/qBMSW7sVIy
— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 4, 2018
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