A monsoonal trough is sweeping over Far North Queensland tonight, causing road closures and ongoing water restrictions.
The people are once again under flood watch due to the moderate but steady rainfall, which is expected to last for many days.
Although there is less chance that the tropical low could intensify into a cyclone as it moves through the state, there are still numerous flood warnings in the far north due to the rainfall on already-wet ground.
Overnight, the highest rainfall totals were recorded in the Cape York area, with Dunbar receiving 200mm.
Black Mountain, close to Cooktown, saw about 170mm of rain, and it is still falling.
According to Shane Kennedy of the Bureau of Meteorology, “this monsoon trough looks to hang around for the next few days, potentially even until the end of next week.”
“Potentially we may see a few places in that 100 to 150mm over the next few days.”
In the meantime, Port Douglas experienced level four water restrictions due to a burst pipe.
The recovery from the flooding generated by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper is being delayed.
“We had hundreds if not thousands of landslips with the original event, we’ve had lots of landslips again,” deputy state recovery coordinator Mike Wassing said.
We are aware that there is a monsoonal event, a rainy season, and a lot of rain.
“This is different because of the impacts on the communities that have been impacted already.”
