Please note, although your property may not have been directly affected by this flood event, the event has been included in your suburb listing because according to the Bureau of Meteorology river gauge data, a catchment near your suburb recorded a high mark. This event may have affected your suburb.

On 1st and 2nd the end of December floods between Cairns and Townsville continued and rivers on the western side of the Atherton Tableland were also affected. General rail and road interruptions over the greater part of the north coast area. A cyclone in this part of the State caused more serious floods after 22nd. There was almost complete cessation of rail traffic between Cairns and Cardwell during the last week of the month. Homes were vacated at Ingham, Bemerside, Innisfail and Tully. A man drowned in the Johnstone River near Innisfail. By 31st the floods extended to the Townsville and Bowen districts. Rail traffic was suspended across the Burdekin River bridge and a new weir on the Ross River near Townsville was extensively damaged.