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  • Flood Watch For Parts Of The Gulf Country And Thomson River Catchments Fri 07 Feb 2025

    Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
    This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
      
    Flood Watch For Parts Of The Gulf Country And Thomson River Catchments 
    Issued at 12:32 PM EST on Friday 07 February 2025
    Flood Watch Number: 13
    MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING IS CURRENT ACROSS MULTIPLE CATCHMENTS IN THE NORTH TROPICAL COAST, CENTRAL COAST, GULF, AND LAKE EYRE BASIN.
     FURTHER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE GULF COUNTRY AND THOMSON RIVER CATCHMENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
    
    The monsoon trough extends across north Queensland and will linger for several days, potentially drifting northward later this weekend or early next week. A weak tropical low may form in the trough near the northeast tropical coast over the weekend before moving offshore and away from the east coast from Sunday or the early days of next week.
    Catchments across the Flood Watch area are dry to moderately wet in some areas.
    Isolated heavy rainfall with areas of monsoonal rain and isolated thunderstorms is possible over much of northern Queensland and parts of inland Queensland for the next several days.
    River level rises and flooding is possible across the Flood Watch area. Elevated tides are also occurring which may enhance flooding in coastal parts of the Flood Watch area.
     Isolation of communities and disruption to transport routes are possible over the next few days.
    
    Catchments likely to be affected include:
    Leichhardt River
    Lower Flinders River
    Cloncurry River
    Norman River
    Thomson River
    Upper Flinders River
    Cape River to Burdekin Falls Dam
    Belyando and Suttor Rivers to Burdekin Falls Dam
    
    Flood warnings are current for the following catchments: Gilbert River, Tully and Murray Rivers, Herbert River, Ross, Bohle and Black Rivers and Bluewater Creek, Haughton River, Don and Proserpine Rivers, Connors and Isaac Rivers, Pioneer River, Diamantina River, Flinders River, Barcoo River and parts of the Burdekin River.
    
    See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.
     For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.html
    
    Flood Safety Advice:
    For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
     For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
     Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.
     This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.
     Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/
     This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.
     Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.}
    
    Next issue:
    The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 pm EST on Saturday 08 February 2025.