The low has now been declared a cyclone that’s expected to start battering tourist hotspots within hours,with SEQ in for a lashing.
Holidaymakers have been warned of severe weather over the long weekend,with Tropical Cyclone Kirrily expected to lash the state.
A cyclone forming off the coast will be stronger than the one that troubled Queensland before Christmas - and authorities are still trying to predict its path.
Queensland’s north is on alert for a second cyclone in as many months. The already saturated south-east is also being warned about the rain likely to follow.
A tropical low hovering off the Queensland coast could develop into a cyclone over the weekend,while residents in SEQ have been told to prepare for a heatwave.
It’s a question worth asking as operators continue to struggle from the jolt of Jasper,and just two years on from SEQ’s worst flooding event.
All bets are off when it comes to predicting the weather,says one north Queenslander,as intense falls across Australia’s north continue while the south-east gets a reprieve.
A troubled $1.2 billion Queensland dam will be rebuilt after experts discovered its wall could not be repaired.
The city of Seville – one of the hottest in Europe – started naming its heatwaves to raise awareness of the dangers,just as Australia names its cyclones.
A tourism recovery package has been announced to encourage visitors back to devastated parts of Far North Queensland.
The 85-year-old is missing from Degarra,north of Cairns. Meanwhile,a toddler and his mother have been taken to hospital after they were reportedly struck by lightning in FNQ.