<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>North </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> remains on alert as a deadly </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather" rel="" target="" title="weather"><span>weather</span></a><span> system continues to lash the region, causing dangerous flooding.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heavy rain continues to batter the north-east tropical coast, where a severe weather warning remains in place today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Coastal areas between Townsville and Bowen are expected to be lashed with 100 to 200mm rain today, with higher totals possible on the coastal fringe, all the way up to Cairns.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/news-2025-damien-martyn-rushed-to-hospital-sick-illness-australia-world-cup-batter-hero/595d6319-a771-4d99-be21-27c4c0d91917" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Tributes pour in as Aussie great remains in 'serious condition'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The downpour could trigger further flash flooding, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, where waterways are already swollen as a result of heavy rainfall in recent days.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are still seeing heavy rain across northern Queensland," Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jonathan How said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're reminding Queenslanders that even though the rain is starting to ease from later today and into tomorrow, these heavy showers could still bring flash flooding and still cause river rises."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/monsoonal-deluge-continues-to-batter-northern-queensland-as-region-remains-on-flood-watch/e8fea21b-d9bb-4574-93dc-a28f9e29d441" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The deluge is expected to ease in the afternoon before picking back up this evening along the coast between Rollingstone and Ayr.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-over-5-million-documents-under-review-us/4c8a8869-f236-4ff8-bdc4-d1ed7fe8b776" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Millions more Epstein documents under review</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flood warnings are also current for the Mulgrave, Russell, Tully, Murray, Cloncurry and Georgina catchments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Water levels along the Leichhardt River peaked near 16.25 metres at Lorraine on Tuesday, causing major flooding.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The main flood peak is now approaching Floraville, where river levels are expected to continue rising in the coming days. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Moderate flooding is likely at Normanton, in the state's north-west, where river levels at Glenore Weir are just above 12 metres and slowly rising.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The body of a man in his 70s was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-floods-updates-man-dies-in-floodwaters-more-record-rain-suspected-communities-isolated/e771c46d-3616-4cfd-9ac0-74e262c59405" rel="" target="" title="found in a car submerged in floodwaters"><span>found in a car submerged in floodwaters</span></a><span> in Normanton on December 30.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thankfully, a weather warning for heavy rain across the north-west of the state, including the Northern Goldfields, Upper Flinders, North West and Central West districts, has been cancelled after conditions eased.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in Winton and Corfield could be hit by severe thunderstorms in the coming hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Record rainfalls across North Tropical Coast</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rainfall topped a metre at three locations on Queensland's North Tropical coast yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bingil Bay was hit with a deluge of 1114.2mm over the last four days, while South Mission Beach and Cowley beach each received nearly 1050mm in the same period.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>By comparison, Brisbane's annual rainfall is just over a metre, according to WeatherZone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parts of Queensland's North Tropical Coast could see a further 400 to 800mm by the start of next week, which could potentially take totals from this event close to two metres of rainfall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Record-breaking rain also fell inland in Queensland's Gulf Country, North West, and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders forecast districts</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Major flooding is expected to continue along many waterways in the north, including the Herbert, Bohle, Flinders, Nicholson, Leichhardt, Norman, Gilbert, Western and Diamantina Rivers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier David Crisafulli announced disaster relief for the affected areas earlier this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People are urged to stay up to date on the </span><a 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