<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Records are tumbling in outback </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> as days of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rain" rel="" target="" title="rain"><span>rain</span></a><span> cuts off communities and interrupts supply chains, sending regional residents scrambling to ensure they have what they need to get them through the big wet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Birdsville had its wettest February day since 2010, with 93 millimetres.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A clip of two British backpackers dancing in the rain there has racked up plenty of social media views.</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><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sa-coroner-urges-lifejacket-reforms-after-eight-deaths/15ffa37b-f197-4b5d-8ca2-9f12ffe7ce9d"><strong><span>SA coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was also a spectacle for their colleagues at the local watering hole.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A real eye-opener for two young girls that are used to rain back home, but haven't seen rain to this extent in Birdsville at all," Ben Fullagar from Birdsville Hotel told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was a celebration of a different kind in the north-west corner of the state, after swift water rescue teams saved the life of a 30-year-old driver whose ute was caught in floodwaters at Doomadgee.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-news-warnings-to-brace-for-cyclone-sandwich-more-rain-extreme-weather/8c1ebfaa-7c8b-4758-9492-c386d316d513" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He had to swim through croc-infested floodwaters to reach safety at a sandbank, before rescue teams were able to airlift him out.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Still the Bureau of Meteorology says this big wet is nothing to celebrate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Outback Queensland is being lashed by a low pressure system that's due to intensify.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's already been a very wet wet season for large parts of western Queensland and unfortunately just more to come, particularly in the west over the next day or two," meteorologist Shane Kennedy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bedourie, near the Northern Territory border, has seen more than 130 millimetres in the last 24 hours, which is just shy of their yearly average of 150 millimetres.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rain is yet to let up, leaving locals anxious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a very similar rain pattern that happened in 1974 when we got the big floods," local Kevin Barr told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Roads are cut and could be for some time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just hope the pub doesn't run out of beer," Barr added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Making matters more nerve-wracking in the north is the threat of a cyclone sandwich.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two tropical lows are set to develop early next week - one in the Coral Sea, the other in the Gulf of Carpentaria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the moment, those tropical lows are only rated a low, so around a five to 10 per cent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone," Kennedy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whether or not they form into cyclones, northern Queenslanders are being warned there'll be heavy downpours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The south-east is also due for a drizzly weekend after quite a dry February, with the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast expected to see the highest falls.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>South Australia set for heavy rain</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The story is a similar one in South Australia where a rare and dangerous tropical rain storm is expected to lash parts of the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The system is expected to bring intense downpours and the potential for flash flooding.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some events across the city have already been cancelled as authorities warn it is time to prepare.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From the air, the extent of recent flooding in the far north of South Australia is laid bare.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the William Creek Hotel, residents are washed out.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All the roads are closed so the only way in or out for us is by air, but even then we actually can't get planes out of the hanger because it's so muddy out the front of the hanger," Henry Read-Spinks told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're unable to pull it over all the dirt out there so we're stranded out here but we've got plenty of supplies."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With rivers flowing and roads blocked off, the region is preparing for another drenching.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I haven't in my time up here, I know it has happened before, but it hasn't happened in quite some time, so we're quite excited to see all this rain and all the greenery it brings and all the rivers flowing," Henry said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rain system is expected to turn towards Adelaide over the weekend, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting the worst will hit the city on Sunday afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some suburbs could see up to 120 millimetres of rain.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Its very significant for parts of Adelaide, very rarely see rainfall of that magnitude," meteorologist Chris Kent said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whilst some events have already been cancelled, the Adelaide Festival is encouraging people to keep and eye out for updates on its website and Fringe organisers say they'll push on for now.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The SES is on standby as residents are urged to rethink weekend travel plans, particularly tourists heading to the Flinders Ranges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Now is not the time to go out there and put yourself in danger," Derren Halleday from the SES said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The SES says residents have a short window to prepare, including clearing out gutters and cleaning up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Crews fixing broken train lines used by the Ghan are working around the clock to get back on track.</span></div></div>