Queensland ‘not out of the woods yet’ with tropical cyclone season
Queensland’s tropical cyclone season is far from over, after Cyclone Tiffany crossed the far north Queensland coast to the Cape York Peninsula.
It was downgraded to a Category One system, with warnings in place for destructive winds and heavy rainfall.
It comes after ex-tropical cyclone Seth lashed the state’s south-east last week, bringing extreme high tides and dangerous surf across the coast.
Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, Steve Hadley, said there could be more cyclone activity.
“There is the continuing chance or risk of some tropical cyclones developing, we are really not out of the woods yet in terms of the tropical cyclone season,” he told Scott Emerson.
“So yes we could see some further tropical cyclone activity through the rest of the summer months, and really we are looking at above average potential rainfall as well for the next few months.
“With the creeks and waterways already fairly saturated, I am sure there is further risk of flooding if the rain comes down heavily in certain parts of the state.
“Unfortunately really we can’t see an end to this over the next couple of months there will be further episodes of rainfall and potential tropical cyclones as well as the result of flooding as well.”
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