Queensland may be in for another beating after Cyclone Debbie hit the state just a couple of months ago.
A large part of the eastern seaboard has been placed under flood watch, with heavy rain predicted to fall for the rest of the week.
Residents from Cairns to as far south as Cunnamulla are being warned of a potential month’s worth of rain to fall within the span of three days,
The Courier-Mail reported.
According to Richard Wardle, manager of the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) weather services, the widespread rainfall is expected to total in the range of 100-200mm, “with rainfall decreasing as it moves south.”
“While there is the potential for riverine and flash flooding, rainfall totals and flood levels associated with this system will be generally lower than those seen with the passage of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie,” he said.
The deluge is being caused by a surface trough which has developed in the Coral Sea and is moving towards the coast, the report said.
Another trough is also forecasted to move through the southwest of the state, bringing showers and thunderstorms to the channel country and western Queensland today and tomorrow.
“The most likely area for storms will be near and to the east of this slow-moving surface trough, from Cloncurry south to Cunnamulla, including the towns of Winton, Windorah, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Longreach, and Charleville. Some of these storms may be severe,” Wardle said.
“While isolated heavier falls associated with thunderstorms are possible, rainfall in the southwest will be considerably lower - in the 30 to 50mm range,”
The Courier-Mail reported.
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