Monsoon low crossed the coast near Rockhampton as it formed a secondary centre near Maryborough. Very heavy flood rains SE Qld. A motorist lost his life when he attempted to cross a barricaded crossing on the Stanley River.

225 homes were inundated by depths p to 800 mm in the Maroochy system. There was a flash flood component to this flooding. 30 to 40 houses and 110 business premises were flooded at Gympie.

There was flash flooding at Bundaberg and on the Cherwell River near Howard where 60 houses and Caravans were inundated and around 20 people evacuated. 732mm in 24h at Tewantin, severe flooding along the Cherwell River with several houses inundated.

A major floods in the Mary River- 21.44 metres at Gympie on Saturday night 22nd resulted in extensive inundation of the commercial area of the city and flood damage.

At Maryborough - a major flood peak of 9.50 metres on Monday afternoon. Over 100 commercial and residential premises were inundated by floodwaters.

Record rainfalls ranging from 300mm to over 700 mm along the Sunshine Coast in the 24 hours to 0900 on Saturday 22nd resulted in major flooding along the Noosa , Maroochy and Mooloolah rivers with several hundred premises being inundated.Major flooding in the upper reaches of the Stanley River occurred during Saturday 22nd.

This event is classified as an East Coast Low.

More about East Coast Lows

Harden Up
Bureau of Meteorology
The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research report