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.

Heavy rain and caused widespread flooding to multiple areas along Queensland's central coast. Towns affected included Townsville, St Lawrence, Bowen, Mt McConnell, Mirani, Home Hill and Ayr. Queensland infrastructure, which included roads, bridges and communication equipment, was badly damaged from the torrential rain and subsequent floods. Bowen recorded 356 mm in 18 hours. Three individuals lost their lives from the disaster and the damage bill was estimated around 1,000,000 pounds. Disastrous floods resulted in these districts, especially in the Home Hill - Ayr areas of the Burdekin River.