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'Tracking vigorously': Tropical system looms as sizzling heat and heavy rain approaches
- Tropical Low 29U has produced heavy overnight rain across North Queensland, with the Daintree River recording 425mm, Daintree Village around 300mm, and Cooktown 200mm.
- Forecasters place a 35 to 40 per cent chance of cyclone formation through today and early tomorrow, warning the low 475 kilometres from Cairns carries moderate upgrade risk but prospects fall by tomorrow night.
- A flood watch is active for the Mulgrave, Russell and Barron Rivers with saturated catchments, while emergency crews and five swiftwater rescue teams are deployed between Cooktown and Ingham.
- Gales up to 100 kilometres per hour are expected from Friday morning along exposed coasts from Cardwell to Port Douglas, with six-hourly rainfall 80 to 240mm and 24-hour rainfall 300mm posing flash-flood risks.
- Forecasts show rain spreading south to Townsville, Mackay, and into Wide Bay and Darling Downs, building towards Saturday and reaching Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and Gold Coast on Saturday, with 50 to 100mm across southeast Queensland.
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Tropical low looms off the coast of Queensland
A massive chunk of Queensland is on flood watch as a tropical low looms off the coast.
·Sydney, Australia
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 29%
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