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Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula bracing for heavy rain despite low being unlikely to form into cyclone
The Bureau of Meteorology says a low off Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula is now unlikely to form into a cyclone but is still predicted to bring heavy rainfall to the region.
Key points:
- The tropical low is now unlikely to form into a cyclone but will still bring heavy rain
- A severe weather warning remains in place for the Cape York region
- Six-hourly falls of up to 180 millimetres are possible
The system — that was to be called Lucas — was expected to intensify into a category one or two system and cross the coast near Pormpuraaw late today or tomorrow morning.
At 10:00am, the BOM said the slow-moving system was no longer expected to develop into a tropical cyclone, however, issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and flash…
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