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North Queensland hit with intense rainfall causing flooding as BOM issues severe storm warning
Parts of north Queensland have been hit by massive downpours in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen, with one town receiving 100 millimetres in just an hour.
Key points:
- Ingham received 122mm of rain in one hour on Wednesday
- Major flood warning in place for the Herbert River, which has received about 400mm since Sunday
- The bulk of the rain will continue across the Herbert and Lower Burdekin to Bowen
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued more than a dozen flood warnings, and a severe weather warning for people in parts of the Peninsula, North Tropical Coast and Tablelands is now in place.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 6:33pm for the south-east, Cherbourg, Logan and parts of Ipswich, Somerset, Scenic Rim, South…
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