Northern parts of Queensland are being warned to brace for a weekend of heavy rainfall, bringing with it the potential for flash flooding.<\/p>\n
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Particularly at-risk isolated areas in the state’s north-west could experience daily rainfall totals in excess of 200 millimetres, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said “widespread shower and storm activity” was forecast on Saturday across the “northern half” of the state.<\/p>\n
Severe storms were possible from parts of the north-east tropical coast to the north-west and gulf regions, he said.<\/p>\n
Some “localised intense falls” were also expected in parts of the far north-west and gulf along with the north-east tropical coast.<\/p>\n
Mr Haniffy said the rain was predicted to intensify and continue across several days in the north-west and gulf regions with daily totals on Sunday possible between 100 to 200mm.<\/p>\n
Isolated areas could get in excess of 200mm “on a daily basis”, he said.<\/p>\n
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Watching the rain roll in at Hyde Park Station, 220 kilometres south-west of Charters Towers. (Supplied: Rebecca Lamont)<\/p>\n
Extensive flood watches are also in effect across northern Queensland, after what had already been an extremely wet week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We’ve seen, you know, seven-day rainfall totals up here, with just persistent shower and storm activity, of upwards of 200mm in some areas,” Mr Hannify said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the rain continued to fall on already wet catchments over the weekend, the BOM was warning of a potential “protracted flood event” into next week in parts of the north-west.<\/p>\n
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Flood cameras showed the water level at Jenny Lind Creek in the Carpentaria Shire on Boxing Day. (Supplied: Carpentaria Shire Council)<\/p>\n