Advice - Stay Informed - Flood Watch Issued for Cassowary Coast

ADVICE

Flood Watch Issued for Cassowary Coast

Warning area: Cassowary Coast Region

BoM Flood Watch Issued for North Tropical Coast and Central Coast 12:07pm

Cassowary Coast residents are advised of potential minor to moderate flooding, with isolated major flooding possible from Saturday due to heavy rainfall. A tropical low in the Coral Sea is bringing increased rainfall and strong onshore winds.

Key points:

• Heavy rain is expected from Friday, with the heaviest falls likely near the coast and over higher terrain.
• River levels may rise again from Friday evening, with possible flooding in local catchments.
• Elevated tides may worsen flooding in coastal areas.

Some communities may become isolated, and transport routes could be disrupted.

Affected catchments include:

• Johnstone River, Murray River, and Herbert River
• Tully River, Mulgrave and Russell Rivers (currently under flood warnings)

What You Should Do:

Stay informed:

• Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) updates: www.bom.gov.au
• Cassowary Coast Disaster Dashboard: disaster.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au
• Listen to ABC Far North – 801AM and 106.7FM
• Road conditions: QLD Traffic – qldtraffic.qld.gov.au  or call 13 19 40
• Flood preparedness: getready.qld.gov.au 
• For flood and storm emergency assistance, call the SES on 132 500 or use the SES Assistance QLD app.
• Check the estimated flood levels of your property here www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/my-property/interactive-mapping

Stay safe and take precautions. If it’s flooded, forget it.

The next update will be sent when the situation changes.