Weather News – Flooding rain in north Queensland

Flooding rain in north Queensland

Ben Domensino,

Thursday February 18, 2021 – 13:35 EDT

A severe weather warning and flood watch are in place for parts of Queensland’s North Tropical Coast after nearly 200mm fall in just six hours last night.

A near-stationary band of heavy rain, which formed along a line of converging winds, dumped 271mm at South Mission Beach during the 12 hours ending at 3:15am on Thursday.

Amid this deluge, the rain gauge…