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Sunday 2nd of February 11a.m. Heavy dew last nite. Big white clouds building over mostly sunny skies. 9.3 / 14.8kph NE, Hg 52%, 24C / 75.2F top of 26C / 79F. Partly cloudy.

Moon is 20%, the crescent was very large last nite.

Bureau of Meteorology warns north Queensland facing 'flood disaster' as torrential rain continues through the night​

4 hours ago​

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Heavy rainfall has inundated the northern Queensland town of Ingham, with no reprieve likely for at least another 24 hours. (ABC News: Sophie Johnson)

Authorities say residents in Townsville's flood-prone "black zones" have just hours to evacuate their homes or risk being trapped by rising waters, isolated, and likely left without power.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there will be little reprieve from heavy rainfall before Tuesday, with three-day totals set to top 1000 millimetres.😱

Emergency services have knocked on thousands of doors in Townsville asking residents to prepare to leave, and some have made their way to evacuation centres.

Multiple areas have now had more than 500mm of rain since Saturday morning, on top of already soaking falls since Friday.

Paluma Dam, north of Townsville, recorded 712mm of rain since 9am Saturday, while Rollingstone had 639mm and 378mm fell in Bluewater.

Communities from Cardwell to Ayr are at greatest risk today, with another 500mm forecast to fall.

'We're asking you to leave'​

Premier David Crisafulli urged residents in the Townsville's "black zone" — where there is a risk of "life-threatening flooding" — to leave their homes by midday today.

"Your safety is more important than anything else and we're asking you to leave by midday if you're in one of those affected areas," Mr Crisafulli said.

The suburbs of Rosslea, Railway Estate, Stuart and Oonoonba are all in the black zone area.

Townsville Councillor Andrew Robinson said a majority of people in the black zone had evacuated.

He said parts of town that had not yet been asked to evacuate were on a "watch and act" alert and residents needed to stay across new information on the council's disaster management dashboard.

"Even if you are not in one of those zones, we're asking people to stay alert," Mr Robinson said.

Speaking just after 7am, the premier said the Herbert River in Ingham — roughly 200 kilometres north of Townsville — had reached 14.8 metres.

"To put that into context, one of the record floods that locals talk about is the 1967 flood of 15.2 metres — it's at 14.8 metres and still rising," he said.

"My advice to people there is, if it's safe to do so and you believe you're in danger, please go and be with friends and family.

"If that's not an option, there's an evacuation centre at the Ingham State High School.

"There's no doubt that those levels are at historic levels."

More evacuation orders to come​

Queensland Police Service Superintendent Graeme Pain said authorities are bracing for dangerous flooding, and as the situation escalates, evacuation orders will be given.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council issued an emergency alert at 4:30am on Sunday, warning residents to take shelter.

With riverine catchments from Cairns to Mackay already swollen, authorities believe today will be critical.

Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said north Queensland is now facing a "flood disaster" with torrential rain through the night.



"We're still likely to see at least another widespread 100mm to almost 200mm in the warning area, on top of what we've already seen," he said.



"We could even see isolated falls in excess of 400mm or 500mm as well in the next kind of 24 hours.

"Unfortunately, a lot more rain to come, and major flooding will continue to impact many rivers, creeks and streams and flash flooding as well. Everything's just so saturated now."

SES Northern Region Director Daryl Camp said most calls for help in the Townsville region have been for sandbagging and leaky roofs.

"Unfortunately, a number of those calls are saying we've had a tarp on the roof for a year, which meant it was Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, and they still haven't been able to get their roof fixed," he said.



"This could be a three-to-four-week marathon, it's not a sprint."



Finding higher ground with friends​

Dora Moggan has been the shelter in a storm for friend Patricia Murphy, who sought higher ground as waters rose in Ingham.

Patricia said the unfolding flood was "much, much worse" than even the 750mm of water she had through her house in 2009.

"Whatever we packed up and put on frames yesterday, it's probably floating now," she said.

Dora said the downstairs area at her place is flooding, but that they'll be fine upstairs.

She said she's stashed her mower and golf buggy over at the neighbour's place and is "leaving the rest to nature".

'A lot more rain to come'​


Meteorologist Dean Narramore said while a cyclone has not developed, strong winds are still a factor.

"We've got some possibly damaging winds around our islands and coastal communities from around Hinchinbrook Island all the way down to around Ayr," he said.

"These winds could easily bring down some trees, particularly for those right on the coast, which has caused power outages and additional issues on top of all the flooding that we have."

Mr Narramore said the storm is far from letting up.

"It hasn't stopped raining in Townsville for many hours, and unfortunately, there's probably still a lot more rain to come," he said.

ABC
 
Nym said:
Sunday 2nd of February 11a.m. Heavy dew last nite. Big white clouds building over mostly sunny skies. 9.3 / 14.8kph NE, Hg 52%, 24C / 75.2F top of 26C / 79F. Partly cloudy.

Moon is 20%, the crescent was very large last nite.

Bureau of Meteorology warns north Queensland facing 'flood disaster' as torrential rain continues through the night​

4 hours ago​

104886534.jpg

Heavy rainfall has inundated the northern Queensland town of Ingham, with no reprieve likely for at least another 24 hours. (ABC News: Sophie Johnson)

Authorities say residents in Townsville's flood-prone "black zones" have just hours to evacuate their homes or risk being trapped by rising waters, isolated, and likely left without power.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there will be little reprieve from heavy rainfall before Tuesday, with three-day totals set to top 1000 millimetres.😱

Emergency services have knocked on thousands of doors in Townsville asking residents to prepare to leave, and some have made their way to evacuation centres.

Multiple areas have now had more than 500mm of rain since Saturday morning, on top of already soaking falls since Friday.

Paluma Dam, north of Townsville, recorded 712mm of rain since 9am Saturday, while Rollingstone had 639mm and 378mm fell in Bluewater.

Communities from Cardwell to Ayr are at greatest risk today, with another 500mm forecast to fall.

'We're asking you to leave'​

Premier David Crisafulli urged residents in the Townsville's "black zone" — where there is a risk of "life-threatening flooding" — to leave their homes by midday today.

"Your safety is more important than anything else and we're asking you to leave by midday if you're in one of those affected areas," Mr Crisafulli said.

The suburbs of Rosslea, Railway Estate, Stuart and Oonoonba are all in the black zone area.

Townsville Councillor Andrew Robinson said a majority of people in the black zone had evacuated.

He said parts of town that had not yet been asked to evacuate were on a "watch and act" alert and residents needed to stay across new information on the council's disaster management dashboard.

"Even if you are not in one of those zones, we're asking people to stay alert," Mr Robinson said.

Speaking just after 7am, the premier said the Herbert River in Ingham — roughly 200 kilometres north of Townsville — had reached 14.8 metres.

"To put that into context, one of the record floods that locals talk about is the 1967 flood of 15.2 metres — it's at 14.8 metres and still rising," he said.

"My advice to people there is, if it's safe to do so and you believe you're in danger, please go and be with friends and family.

"If that's not an option, there's an evacuation centre at the Ingham State High School.

"There's no doubt that those levels are at historic levels."

More evacuation orders to come​

Queensland Police Service Superintendent Graeme Pain said authorities are bracing for dangerous flooding, and as the situation escalates, evacuation orders will be given.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council issued an emergency alert at 4:30am on Sunday, warning residents to take shelter.

With riverine catchments from Cairns to Mackay already swollen, authorities believe today will be critical.

Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said north Queensland is now facing a "flood disaster" with torrential rain through the night.



"We're still likely to see at least another widespread 100mm to almost 200mm in the warning area, on top of what we've already seen," he said.



"We could even see isolated falls in excess of 400mm or 500mm as well in the next kind of 24 hours.

"Unfortunately, a lot more rain to come, and major flooding will continue to impact many rivers, creeks and streams and flash flooding as well. Everything's just so saturated now."

SES Northern Region Director Daryl Camp said most calls for help in the Townsville region have been for sandbagging and leaky roofs.

"Unfortunately, a number of those calls are saying we've had a tarp on the roof for a year, which meant it was Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, and they still haven't been able to get their roof fixed," he said.



"This could be a three-to-four-week marathon, it's not a sprint."



Finding higher ground with friends​

Dora Moggan has been the shelter in a storm for friend Patricia Murphy, who sought higher ground as waters rose in Ingham.

Patricia said the unfolding flood was "much, much worse" than even the 750mm of water she had through her house in 2009.

"Whatever we packed up and put on frames yesterday, it's probably floating now," she said.

Dora said the downstairs area at her place is flooding, but that they'll be fine upstairs.

She said she's stashed her mower and golf buggy over at the neighbour's place and is "leaving the rest to nature".

'A lot more rain to come'​


Meteorologist Dean Narramore said while a cyclone has not developed, strong winds are still a factor.

"We've got some possibly damaging winds around our islands and coastal communities from around Hinchinbrook Island all the way down to around Ayr," he said.

"These winds could easily bring down some trees, particularly for those right on the coast, which has caused power outages and additional issues on top of all the flooding that we have."

Mr Narramore said the storm is far from letting up.

"It hasn't stopped raining in Townsville for many hours, and unfortunately, there's probably still a lot more rain to come," he said.

ABC
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That sounds seriously dangerous. I sure hope everyone will be ok there.
 

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