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Ex-cyclone Nora brings flooding rain to far north Queensland Ex-cyclone Nora brings flooding rain to far north Queensland
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Flooding rain from ex-cyclone Nora has sparked more than 100 calls for help in far north Queensland. Cairns and Port Douglas were mopping up on Monday after torrential rain from ex-cyclone Nora caused flash flooding in Queensland’s far north.
Low-lying parts of Cairns have flooded and, in Port Douglas, water has crept up to the doors of some holiday apartments. Low-lying parts of Cairns were inundated and, in the tourist town of Port Douglas, water crept up to the doors of some holiday apartments.
Landslides and debris also closed roads in the region, including the Captain Cook Highway north of Cairns.Landslides and debris also closed roads in the region, including the Captain Cook Highway north of Cairns.
In just a few hours, 130mm of rain fell in some locations, with the wild weather caused by the low pressure system that was Nora, hundreds of kilometres to the west. Hundreds of kilometres to the west, remote communities on Cape York Peninsula’s western coast were also cleaning up after Nora made landfall as a category-three storm early on Sunday.
The storm has since weakened to a low pressure system and is not expected to re-form into a cyclone, even if it heads back out over the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Severe weather warnings remained in place for Cairns and surrounding communities, and for parts of the Gulf country – between Burketown and Pormpuraaw – with more heavy rain and damaging winds expected.
The Bureau of Meterorology said Cairns received more than 260mm in 24 hours, with some areas to the north of the city recording more than 500mm.
Incredible video of severe flash flooding between Port Douglas and Cairns this afternoon. Watch as a landslide almost wipes the vehicle out in front of them! The Captain Cook HWY is closed at multiple locations. https://t.co/q9euAGuSdWIncredible video of severe flash flooding between Port Douglas and Cairns this afternoon. Watch as a landslide almost wipes the vehicle out in front of them! The Captain Cook HWY is closed at multiple locations. https://t.co/q9euAGuSdW
The State Emergency Service has dealt with more than 100 calls for help in the Cairns and Port Douglas areas and more rain is expected, with a flood watch current from Cape Tribulation, north of Port Douglas, south to Townsville. The State Emergency Service says it has dealt with more than 100 calls for help in the Cairns and Port Douglas areas.
In Cairns, a shopping centre car park flooded, leaving cars bobbing in the water. Low-lying parts of the city centre also went under.
In the Gulf community of Pormpuraaw, which was hit hard as Nora made landfall, Ergon Energy is working hard to restore power to 230 homes.
But the work could be slow, given that repair crews and equipment must be flown in to the remote community.
Seven Queensland schools have been closed, including Burketown, Daintree, Karumba, Kowanyama, Miallo, Pormpuraaw and Wonga Beach state schools.
On Monday morning the low pressure system was almost stationary, sitting over the land between the Gilbert river mouth and Karumba on the Gulf coast.On Monday morning the low pressure system was almost stationary, sitting over the land between the Gilbert river mouth and Karumba on the Gulf coast.
The system could move back out over the water on Tuesday but conditions in the Gulf of Carpentaria are not considered likley to allow the low to re-form into a cyclone.
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