Wet Australia Day Weekend

Image from BOM website - 26 Jan 19

With the threat of another cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaria dismissed we are still in for lots of rain.

Image from windy.com

The Douglas Shire has postponed it's Australia Day celebrations.  Check with their website for the date.

There is a flood watch out for the Daintree and Mossman Rivers and some of our roads will be cut.

The rain is widespread.

Image from windy.com

The image above is of a rain accumulation map. Our main supply route is the Bruce Highway which is in that orange band along the coast north of Townsville. It is likely that the highway, or should we call it a lowway, will be cut in several places in the coming hours and days which will put a strain on supermarket shelves.

Long term locals will have stocked up.