Queensland's weather emergency has turned deadly, with a woman losing her life north of Mackay. She was in a car that was swept off a flooded causeway. Bianca_Stone BenBMurph 7NEWS
A major flood warning is in place for Cooper Creek, and minor warnings for the Thomson and Barcoo rivers.
Elsewhere, moderate flood warnings exist for Eyre Creek and the Diamantina River, with a minor flood watch for the Georgina River. The bureau said the rainfall would ease over the weekend but that it was unusual to have such heavy rain this time of year. “Typically in May, that’s when our wet season ends and we see a lot of the moisture, especially in tropical Queensland, move actually into the northern hemisphere and they begin their wet season, but that just hasn’t happened yet,” Boekel said.
“A lot of the moisture is pushing down across the entire state so that’s why we’re seeing this event. That air mass is ready to go and it’s producing a lot of rainfall and it is unusual for May.”
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