Weather News – First cyclone of the season soaks northern Queensland

First cyclone of the season soaks northern Queensland

Rick Threlfall,

Monday January 4, 2021 – 17:36 EDT

Heavy rainfall and damaging winds hit parts of northern Queensland late Sunday into Monday, as Cyclone Imogen made its presence felt.

The small cattle town of Normanton (population 1,200), in the far north of the state, picked up 263 mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday. That’s more than it normally receives in the whole month of…