";s:4:"text";s:4579:" According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Marcoola recorded 231.8mm of rain during this period, Nambour 200.8mm and Southport 177mm.
A major flood warning is current for Myall Creek near Dalby, following heavy rain that hit several parts of the Darling Downs overnight.
"As soon as the rain hits it's the talk of the town really.
Flood information, mapping and recovery. "We haven't seen rain like this since ex-tropical cyclone Debbie in March 2017 and following that big downpour, our drought declaration was lifted," Ms Dobie said. — Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) March 9, 2018 “It’s concerning that so many Queenslanders are unprepared in the case of a natural …
"We have been very dry up until January, [then] we had 110mm last fortnight, and now this follow up rain … we have had a total of 165mm from this Monday," she said. Photo: QLD FSES. "Even though we've had this rain and the tanks have been filled, the land is dried from three years of no rain. It just kept coming non-stop all night. Think about the consequences of your actions.
Water arriving from upstream caused levels to rise again Sunday afternoon, approaching the moderate flood warning level. Posted February 08, 2020 11:55:29 "It's pretty exciting to see it so full of water and flowing so fast, we haven't seen it like this for some time," she said.
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Senior hydrologist Paul Birch said towns downstream will be impacted in the coming days.
Picture: Andrew SchurmannBeardmore Dam, which supplies water to St George, has been spilling for almost a fortnight.The dam was on the brink of being empty at the start of February and filled in less than two weeks according to Sunwater.“In 10 days Beardmore Dam increased by 94 per cent from six per cent to 100 per cent,” a Sunwater spokesperson said.“Sunwater expects that inflows will provide more than 12 months’ urban water supply to St George.”Towns across the state’s south west and southern interior have experienced flooding this week.Charleville, Mitchell and Surat have all experienced flooding after the recent downpours.Queensland’s southern interior and south west region’s have been crippled by drought.Those conditions will be helped by heavy downpours expected across Queensland over the next few days.Across the Queensland coast, from Brisbane up to Cooktown, Sky News Meteorologist Alison Osborne said people could expect enhanced rainfall from onshore winds.Cyclone Esther is also making its way west through the Northern Territory. — Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) January 27, 2020. "The Gold Coast and Stradbroke Island were the most affected and the Darling Downs saw large totals getting up to over 100mm, with Coolangatta getting up to 201mm.