Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.

Initial Flood Watch For Northern Cape York Peninsula
Issued at 01:38 PM EST on Tuesday 16 April 2024
Flood Watch Number: 1
FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA FROM THURSDAY

A moist easterly flow may combine with a slow-moving trough to produce heavy rainfall across the northern Peninsula over the next several days.
Catchments within the Flood Watch area remain relatively wet from rainfall recorded last week, and are wetting up from recent rainfall recorded on Tuesday.
Widespread daily rainfall totals of 100 mm to 200 mm are possible north of Coen, particularly from Thursday, with the risk of heavy rainfall continuing through the weekend.
River level rises and riverine flooding are possible within the Flood Watch area from Thursday and across the weekend. Many low level road crossings and causeways are likely to become inundated by this flooding, which may impact transport routes across Cape York Peninsula.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Jardine River
Ducie, Jackson and Skardon Rivers
Wenlock River
Embley and Mission Rivers
Watson River
Archer and Coen Rivers
Jacky Jacky Creek
Olive and Pascoe Rivers
Lockhart River
Stewart River

See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml

Flood Safety Advice:
For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.
This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.
Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.
Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.}

Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EST on Wednesday 17 April 2024.