A Queensland town has recorded its wettest day in 110 years after ex-tropical cyclone Koji is battering parts of the state with more than 200mm of rainfall and flash flooding.
A Queensland town has recorded its wettest day in 110 years as ex-cyclone Koji batters parts of the state with more than 200 millimetres of rainfall and flash flooding.
The weather system downgraded to a tropical low after it made landfall between Ayr and Bowen yesterday morning and was today over the Central Highlands and Coalfield regions.
Wind speeds of 113km/h were recorded at Hamilton Island, while Mackay received about 250 millimetres of rain in less than 24 hours.
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The tropical low is weakening as it slowly tracks north-west over land, but is still impacting towns in its firing line.
A severe weather warning is in place for Capricornia and parts of Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Central West Forecast Districts between Mackay and Rockhampton.
Rockhampton is being told to expect up to 130 millimetres of rain today, with Rolleston further inland potentially copping up to 200 millimetres of rain.
Authorities have this afternoon issued a flash flood emergency warning for Clermont after the town recorded more than 200 millimetres of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am today.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, it was the town's wettest day since 1916.
Clermont residents have been told to monitor conditions and prepare to move to higher ground.
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Local teacher Molly Bradshaw had floodwater lapping at her front gate as it claimed more of the town.
Within the hour, she was forced to leave for higher ground.
"It is showing no sign of stopping at the moment," she told 9News.
Authorities have also issued an emergency warning for increased rainfall and possible flash flooding for the Rubyvale and Sapphire areas.
Premier David Crisafulli told Today he was proud of how the state had responded to the ex-cyclone, but insisted the danger was far from over.
"Our message remains that there is that risk of heavy rainfall, and that's always been what we've consistently said," he said.
"There are the real risk of having those really heavy rains, which could lead to flooding because those catchments are very full."
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There have been no fatalities from the weekend's storms, but more than 40,000 livestock and cattle are estimated to have perished due to the weather.
A large rescue took place at Greenacre, near Rockhampton, where a woman, her two children and two dogs were caught in their car.
Drinking water in some areas, including the Pioneer Valley region, has been impacted, with residents told to use their own clean containers to access clean water from temporary tankers.
More than 22,000 properties were without power last night, but Ergon has restored power to 90 per cent of those homes and businesses.
"That is now down to 2500," Crisafulli said.
Crisafulli praised the efforts of communities, councils and emergency services and the federal government for helping limit the impact of the severe weather.
"That doesn't happen by magic. That happens because people work through the night and resources are on the ground," he said.
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The premier urged Queenslanders to remain vigilant over the next couple of days: "Queenslanders know how to handle heavy rain, we are a very disaster-resilient state, we'll just continue to put out that messaging that there is that risk in the next 24-48 hours of some really significant rainfall in patches.
"If people do the right thing and make their preparations, we will get through this unscathed."
Crisafulli has also confirmed he will chair the state disaster meeting in Prosperine in the Whitsundays region, insisting people in the western parts of the state being smashed by the wild weather "will not be forgotten".
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