Forecasters warn of heavy rain and possible flooding in Queensland's north, with a chance of a tropical cyclone developing later this week. The state has experienced its latest start to the monsoon season in 70 years. Authorities are closely monitoring several weather systems in the Coral Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria.
Forecasters are expecting heavy rain to hit Queensland 's north from today, with the potential for flooding. Queensland has recorded its latest start to a monsoon season in 70 years, as authorities monitor several offshore weather systems that could develop into tropical cyclones.
"We're getting this monsoon surge from the later part of this week into this weekend looks likely to persist through that first week of February," Senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said."We've got quite a number of tropical lows that we at the bureau keeping a really close eye on."The Bureau of Meteorology estimates there is a 25 per cent chance a low in the Coral Sea, off the north-east coast, will develop into a tropical cyclone over the weekend.
Six-hourly rainfall totals of between 130 and 180 millimetres are possible, with isolated 24-hour totals of up to 300mm also possible. The rain is due to a low-pressure system lingering over the Gulf of Carpentaria, extending through to the Coral Sea.
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