General
North Queensland rain will continue into next week, BOM warns
There’s little reprieve in sight for parts of north Queensland with intense rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen hovering near the coast around Ayr and expected to converge with a separate trough.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said the weak low pressure system brought heavy rainfall between Ayr and Bowen overnight.
Ayr received 130 millimetres and nearby Alva Beach had up to 200mm.
“Today again that system is just sitting in a similar area,” Mr Hanniffy said.
A separate trough associated with a south-easterly surge is pushing north and is expected to converge with the low pressure system.
It is likely to move the heavy rain…
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