00:00The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Mylar have already started to bring moderate to
00:04heavy rainfall to parts of the North Queensland coast, and more rainfall is expected today
00:09and over the coming days, with the potential for flash flooding and possibly also riverine
00:15flooding.
00:16Hi, it's Christy at the Bureau, and let's start by taking a look at where ex-tropical
00:20cyclone Mylar has been tracking.
00:22Now, earlier this morning, we saw the system located over the far north of the Cape York
00:28Peninsula, extending a trough down towards the north tropical coast, with areas of moisture
00:33pushing across the peninsula and also pushing into, particularly towards the Cassowary Coast.
00:39In terms of rainfall totals through to 9am this morning, the heaviest rainfall was actually
00:44up in the Torres Strait, 170 millimetres at Coconut Island.
00:48But we also saw some significant rainfall through, particularly around the Cassowary Coast, getting
00:53up close to 100 millimetres at Topaz.
00:56Now, with that sort of rainfall already falling and more expected, we do have a flood watch
01:01current.
01:02Now, this is for the Daintree and Mossman Rivers up in the north, around the Cairns area, the
01:07Mulgrave and Russell Rivers, and also the Tully, Herbert, Murray, and now the Black River
01:13as well.
01:14So if you're in any of these areas, it's going to be really important to stay up to date with
01:18the latest forecasts and warnings, because a flood watch is issued when there's the potential
01:22for warnings to be needed in the coming day or so.
01:26So depending on how much rainfall falls over the next 24 to 48 hours, we may see some of
01:31these flood watches upgraded to warnings.
01:34So please make sure you're staying up to date.
01:37In terms of what we're expecting for the rest of today, we are still expecting to see showers
01:41and thunderstorms along the north tropical coast, potentially extending down towards the Townsville
01:46coast, and maybe as far as the Whitsundays or Mackay.
01:50We're also going to see those showers and storms extending to inland parts, particularly
01:55the northern goldfields and upper Flinders, and northern parts of the central west district.
01:59We will start to see showers easing over the far north though, moving out into the Gulf
02:04of Carpentaria.
02:06As we go through Thursday, we'll still see showers and storms along the north tropical
02:10coast, probably heaviest during the morning and perhaps starting to ease back a little
02:14bit in the afternoon.
02:16But the focus will start to shift to more central areas and the northwest of Queensland,
02:20as well as into eastern parts of the Northern Territory.
02:24And finally, through Friday, we are looking at those rainfall, showers and thunderstorms
02:30across a large part of northern Queensland, but also spreading through northern parts of
02:35the Northern Territory, particularly around the eastern end of the Top End.
02:41So how much rainfall are we expecting?
02:43Well, of course, we've already started to see 50 to 100 millimetres through parts of the
02:47north tropical coast.
02:48But these purple areas show that we could see a further one to 200 millimetres, possibly
02:54even more if we do get some thunderstorms moving over the same areas.
02:59Although we also have inland these more moderate rainfall totals, these yellow and orange areas,
03:06there are some patchy darker shades in there, and that shows where there is the potential
03:10for some heavier rainfall.
03:11So most places are expecting moderate rainfall, maybe 20 to 50 or 60 millimetres.
03:17But there is the potential for localised falls of more than that, potentially up around 70
03:22or 80 millimetres.
03:23And given how wet the ground is through northern Queensland, this could cause some localised
03:28flash flooding.
03:29Over the Northern Territory, again, the heaviest rainfall around the eastern end of the Top End,
03:35most likely, with more moderate rainfall totals through central and western parts.
03:41So it's going to be really important to start to date with the latest forecasts and warnings
03:44over the next few days, as we see where this rainfall falls and how much.
03:49In particular with thunderstorms, it's going to be important to check out the radar, as
03:53well as the forecasts and warnings.
03:54You can do that on the Bureau's website or the BOM Weather app.
03:57Follow all advice from your local emergency services and we'll see you in the next update.
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