Australia’s furthest town from the sea is surrounded by water after record rainfall cut roads and isolated communities.
The 98-strong community of Eromanga in Queensland’s southwest has been inundated after heavy rain lashed inland and coastal regions, triggering widespread flood warnings.
Situated near the Queensland-South Australia border, the opal mining town is usually bone dry. However, it has suddenly been hit by flooding along with other remote Queensland towns including Adavale and Quilpie following record falls.
The Channel Country region reportedly recorded its wettest March day in 15 years on Tuesday after 130mm fell, with no relief in sight for a flood-hit Queensland.
Up to 100mm was recorded across Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego as well as central and northwest regions.
Queensland’s central west has been one of the hardest hit with 208mm recorded at Bogewong and 169mm at Stonehenge.
‘These numbers are exceptionally high for this area which is normally very dry,’ the Bureau of Meteorology’s Angus Hines said.
More rainfall has been forecast for central and southwest Queensland, with a severe weather warning from Julia Creek down to Charleville – an area spanning almost 1,000km.
The 98-strong community of Eromanga in Queensland ‘s southwest has been inundated after heavy rain lashed inland and coastal regions, triggering widespread flood warnings
Situated near the Queensland-South Australia border, the opal mining town is usually bone dry
However, it has suddenly been hit by flooding along with other remote Queensland towns including Adavale and Quilpie following record falls
The warning zone includes Longreach, Winton, Barcaldine and Quilpie, with up to 120mm of rain possible on Wednesday.
Heavy falls have also struck coastal areas, including a region still recovering from devastating flooding.
North Queensland copped some of the worst of the wet weather with 145mm at Rollingstone, 142mm at The Pinnacles and 115mm in Townsville.
The region had already been hit hard by February floods triggered by record rainfall that claimed two lives, forced hundreds to evacuate and cut power for days.
‘Rain will continue for most of the state today,’ Mr Hines warned.
‘Some of these areas have been wet since at least the weekend meaning the rain that’s falling at the moment is falling on a saturated landscape.’
Major flood warnings have been triggered across central and western Queensland.
‘Most significant rivers through the centre and west of the state are experiencing or expecting some flooding today or in the coming week,’ Mr Hines said.Â
More rainfall has been forecast for central and southwest Queensland
In the coming days the rain is set to shift south, with a ‘very wet day’ forecast from coastal areas from central Queensland’s Yeppoon to southern NSW’s Bega, including Brisbane and Sydney, on Saturday.
In early March, southeast Queensland and northern NSW bore the brunt of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred that left more than 200,000 people without power.
The cyclone was the first in more than 50 years to impact Queensland’s southeast.
Here’s the weather forecast for the next few days.
Brisbane
Thursday: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain 1mm to 15mm. Light winds becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Min 21C Max 25C
Friday: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain 3mm to 25mm. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly during the afternoon. Min 21C Max 24C
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain 9mm to 45mm. Heavy falls possible. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h turning northeasterly during the morning. Min 21C Max 25C
The Channel Country region reportedly recorded its wettest March day in 15 years on Tuesday after 130mm fell, with no relief in sight for a flood-hit Queensland
Sydney
Thursday: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the west in the early morning. Medium chance of showers 0mm to 2mm. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Min 19C Max 27C
Friday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers 2mm to 15 mm, most likely in the evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 20C Max 26C
Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain 10mm to 70mm. Heavy falls possible. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Min 20C Max 25C
Melbourne
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Min 14C Max 23C
Friday: Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog about the nearby hills. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Min 13C Max 30C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers to 1mm, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southerly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Min 19C Max 25C
Adelaide
Thursday: Sunny. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Min 16C Max 31C
Friday: Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening. Min 18C Max 33C
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Min 18C Max 30C
Canberra
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Min 12C Max 27C
Friday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers up to 2mm, most likely in the evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 13C Max 24C
Saturday: Cloudy. High chance of showers 1mm to 20mm, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Min 13C Max 23C
Perth
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon. Min 22C Max 37C
Friday: Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then turning southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the evening. Min 21C Max 34C
Saturday: Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Min 21C Max 33C
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 Darwin
Thursday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers 4mm to 25mm, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 25C Max 31C
Friday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers 3mm to 30mm, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 25C Max 31C
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers 2mm to 25mm, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 25C Max 31C
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Hobart
Thursday: Morning cloud, clearing to a mostly sunny day. Light winds. Min 11C Max 21C
Friday: Cloud clearing. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Min 10C Max 24C
Saturday Cloudy. Medium chance of showers to 1mm, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Min 12C Max 21C