Mackay Rainfall News Today

Mackay Rural Fire Service area director Andrew Houley said the rain was a welcome addition to take the edge off potential fire danger in the area. Mr Houley said despite this month being particularly dry for March, he did not think residents should be alarmed. “The monsoon trough is quite active, we won’t really need to be concerned til about April,” he said. Mr Houley also warned of the unpredictability of these large systems. “The systems are quite large, so they can be quite difficu...

A shocking image of an overturned ute in floodwaters at Finch Hatton has prompted community members to drive home the ever-present wet weather message: If it’s flooded, forget it. Warren ‘Wazza’ Swadling of Platypus Bush Camp at Finch Hatton shared the image of the car on Facebook on Saturday. It shows a ute turned over on its side, caught in floodwaters at a Finch Hatton crossing. The rain gauge nearby shows waters approaching one metre in height. A ute caught in flood wate...

9th Jan 2021 12:52 PM | Updated: 11th Jan 2021 10:41 AM UPDATE 10:33AM: Long-term flooding is still impacting a number of roads in the Mackay region as of Monday morning.  Motorists are advised to avoid driving in floodwaters.  QLDtraffic has high priority alerts out for the following roads:  - Marian Eton Rd at Eton: Closed to all traffic due to long-term flo...

6th Jan 2021 12:03 PM | Updated: 7:56 PM UPDATE 3PM: A severe weather warning for the Whitsunday region, lower Burdekin and central coast has been cancelled.   This may lead to flash flooding in the northeast tropics and central coast. The Bureau of Meteorology says the situation will continue to be monitored and severe thunderstorm warnings will be issued if necessary. Minor flooding is expe...

Ex-tropical cyclone Imogen is causing heavy rainfall, flooding and thunderstorms plus total rainfall figures

  WATCH: Roads flooded at Walkerston after days of heavy rain in the Mackay region: Water is rushing under the Kirkup Bridge over the Peak Downs Highway at Walkerston. Flooding has also closed the road near Bourkes Crossing at Pugsley St to traffic.   BOM meterologist Rosa Hoff said it had been a wet and rainy silly season, with more than 200mm falling on some towns in just six days. Ms Hoff said Proserpine had the most rain, with 212mm since Christmas. Mackay recived 190.6mm, C...

Widespread, heavy rainfall will drench the Mackay and Central Queensland regions over the next 24 hours. Mackay residents woke Christmas morning to wet and wild weather, with places like Upper Finch Hatton having received 66mm of rainfall since 9am Thursday. The highest rainfall total recorded in the region was 105mm west of Moranbah, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. BOM meteorologist Livio Regano said the Central Highlands region copped the biggest drenching in the past 24 hours – ...