00:00Heavy rainfall and possible flooding for northern Queensland over the next couple of days
00:05as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Myla move across the Cape York Peninsula.
00:10Hi, I'm Christy at the Bureau and let's start by taking a look at where Myla was situated last night.
00:17Now last night ex-tropical cyclone Myla was over the northern Coral Sea well off the coast of
00:22Queensland but through the overnight and morning period the system has moved closer to the coast
00:28but you can see how it's really broken up as it moved close to the coast and developed into an
00:33extended area of low pressure. As we go through the rest of today that low pressure trough will move
00:39slowly closer to the coast we will see showers increasing along the coastal region from about
00:45the Whitsundays north to the tip of the Cape York Peninsula. There is the potential also for some
00:51thunderstorms these are most likely along the coastal fringe and most likely through the later
00:56afternoon and into the evening. We're also expecting to see showers starting to push into the central
01:03parts of the Cape York Peninsula late tonight but as we move through tomorrow that system will make
01:08its way across the Cape York Peninsula we'll continue to see showers and thunderstorms along the north
01:13tropical coast but they'll also extend right across the peninsula into the northern goldfields and
01:19upper flinders and also parts of the Gulf Country and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
01:23On Thursday the system will continue to move towards the Northern Territory we will see quite widespread
01:29showers and thunderstorms through northern Queensland including into the central west and northwest
01:35districts and also into eastern parts of the Northern Territory. So how much rainfall are we
01:42expecting with this system? Well let's take a look at the rainfall between this morning and the end of
01:47Friday. We can see a quite widespread yellow and orange areas now these are the areas where we could see
01:54between about 20 and 70 to 80 millimetres and you can see that it's quite patchy and that's because
02:00there will be areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms embedded within the moderate rainfall so some of
02:07those heavier falls might be a bit hit and miss however we have had a lot of rainfall over northern
02:12Queensland in recent weeks including from tropical cyclone Norell. So these catchments are very wet
02:18and any of those heavy showers or thunderstorms that develop could cause localised flash flooding
02:23and also some river rises. However it's really the north tropical coast where we're most concerned
02:29about the risk of flash flooding with thunderstorms and you can see these purple and red areas showing
02:35where we could see one to 200 millimetres or even a little bit more if we see a series of
02:41thunderstorms
02:41moving over the same area. Now not only is this the area that's most likely to see flash flooding
02:47associated with heavy showers and storms it's also the area most likely to see riverine flooding
02:52and a flood watch has been issued. Now this is for the Daintree and Mossman rivers up in the north,
02:58the Mulgrave and Russell rivers around Cairns and also the Tully, Herbert and Murray rivers down further south.
03:07This is most likely for minor flooding but there is the potential to approach the moderate flood level
03:12if we see some of the higher end rainfall that is possible.
03:16So if you live in northern Queensland or know somebody who does it's going to be really important to start
03:22up to date
03:22with the latest forecasts and warnings on the Bureau's website or the BOM weather app.
03:26As always follow all advice from your local emergency services and please stay safe.
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