South Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Strong Wind Warning for Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters and Gold Coast Waters

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to redevelop for areas between Cairns and north of Rollingstone tonight, persisting through Tuesday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 100 to 180 mm are likely, with isolated falls up to 220 mm possible.
A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued if very dangerous thunderstorms with intense rainfall are detected.
A separate Severe Weather Warning is current for the northwestern Queensland.
Flood Watches and Flood Warnings are current for Northern Queensland. Please refer to https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for more information.
Locations which may be affected include Cairns, Palm Island, Ingham, Yarrabah, Cardwell and Tully.
196 mm of rainfall was recorded at South Mission Beach in the 6 hours to 8:13 pm.

Minor flooding is possible along the Tully River